Proverbs
Chapters 24:23-29
Amplified Bible
23These also are sayings of the wise: To discriminate and show partiality, having respect of persons in judging, is not good.
24He who says to the wicked, You are righteous and innocent–peoples will curse him, nations will defy and abhor him.
25But to those [upright judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight, and a good blessing will be upon them.
26He kisses the lips [and wins the hearts of men] who give a right answer.
27[Put first things first.] Prepare your work outside and get it ready for yourself in the field; and afterward build your house and establish a home.
28Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause, and deceive not with your lips. [Eph. 4:25.]
29Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his deed. [Prov. 20:22; Matt. 5:39, 44; Rom. 12:17, 19.]