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Proverbs 28:17-20
English Standard Version
Proverbs 28:17-20
English Standard Version
17 If one is burdened with (A)the blood of another,
he will be a fugitive until death;[a]
let no one help him.
18 (B)Whoever (C)walks in integrity will be delivered,
but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
19 (D)Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but whoever hastens to be rich (E)will not go unpunished.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:17 Hebrew until the pit
Proverbs 28:17-20
New International Version
Proverbs 28:17-20
New International Version
17 Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder
will seek refuge(A) in the grave;
let no one hold them back.
18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe,(B)
but the one whose ways are perverse will fall(C) into the pit.[a]
19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(D)
20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(E)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one
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