Proverbs 13:6-11
New King James Version
6 (A)Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
7 (B)There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.
9 The light of the righteous rejoices,
(C)But the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
10 By pride comes nothing but (D)strife,
But with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 (E)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.
Proverbs 13:6-11
New American Standard Bible
6 Righteousness (A)guards the [a]one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness brings the [b]sinner to ruin.
7 There is one who (B)pretends to be rich but has nothing;
Another pretends to be (C)poor, but has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
9 The (D)light of the righteous [c]rejoices,
But the (E)lamp of the wicked goes out.
10 Through overconfidence [d]comes nothing but strife,
But wisdom is with those who receive counsel.
11 Wealth obtained from [e]nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers [f]by labor increases it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:6 Lit blamelessness of way
- Proverbs 13:6 Lit sin
- Proverbs 13:9 I.e., shines brightly
- Proverbs 13:10 Lit gives
- Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
- Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand
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