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Proverbs 21:3-5
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 21:3-5
Contemporary English Version
3 Doing what is right and fair
pleases the Lord
more than an offering.
4 Evil people are proud
and arrogant,
but sin is the only crop
they produce.[a]
5 If you plan and work hard,
you will have plenty;
if you hurry to get rich,
you will end up poor.
Footnotes
- 21.4 but sin … produce: Or “but sin is the only light they ever follow.”
Proverbs 21:3-5
New International Version
Proverbs 21:3-5
New International Version
3 To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)
4 Haughty eyes(B) and a proud heart—
the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(C)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
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