Proverbs 29:4-5

Proverbs 29:4-5 ESV

By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down. A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

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Proverbs 29:4-5 - By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down. A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

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