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25 Greed causes fighting;
    trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.

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25 The greedy stir up conflict,(A)
    but those who trust in the Lord(B) will prosper.

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25 The generous will prosper;
    those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

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25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

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Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.

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But godliness with contentment(A) is great gain.(B)

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10 Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
    Quarrels and insults will disappear.

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10 Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife;
    quarrels and insults are ended.(A)

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22 An angry person starts fights;
    a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

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22 An angry person stirs up conflict,
    and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.(A)

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24 Mockers are proud and haughty;
    they act with boundless arrogance.

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24 The proud and arrogant person(A)—“Mocker” is his name—
    behaves with insolent fury.

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30 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart;
    good news makes for good health.

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30 Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart,
    and good news gives health to the bones.(A)

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10 Pride leads to conflict;
    those who take advice are wise.

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10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)

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Lazy people want much but get little,
    but those who work hard will prosper.

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A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
    but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

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12 Hatred stirs up quarrels,
    but love makes up for all offenses.

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12 Hatred stirs up conflict,
    but love covers over all wrongs.(A)

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12 O Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
    what joy for those who trust in you.

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12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed(A) is the one who trusts in you.

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“But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
    and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
    with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
    or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
    and they never stop producing fruit.

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“But blessed(A) is the one who trusts(B) in the Lord,
    whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
    that sends out its roots by the stream.(C)
It does not fear when heat comes;
    its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought(D)
    and never fails to bear fruit.”(E)

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11 The Lord will guide you continually,
    giving you water when you are dry
    and restoring your strength.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
    like an ever-flowing spring.

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11 The Lord will guide(A) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs(B) in a sun-scorched land(C)
    and will strengthen(D) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,(E)
    like a spring(F) whose waters never fail.

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