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Proverbs 1:18-19
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18 But sinners will ·fall into their own traps [L set up a deadly ambush];
    they ·will only catch [L lie in wait for] themselves!
19 All greedy people end up this way;
    ·greed kills selfish people [L they take their own lives].

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Listen to Proverbs 1:18-19, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:27, Proverbs 21:26, Proverbs 22:1, Proverbs 25:16, Proverbs 27:20, Proverbs 28:6, Proverbs 28:8, Proverbs 28:22, Proverbs 28:25, Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 1:18-19
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18 These men lie in wait(A) for their own blood;
    they ambush only themselves!(B)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
    it takes away the life of those who get it.(C)

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Proverbs 15:16
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16 It is better to ·be poor [have little] and ·respect [fear] the Lord
than to ·be wealthy [have great treasure] and ·have much trouble [turmoil].

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Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.(A)

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Proverbs 15:27
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27 ·Greedy people [L Those who get unjust gain] bring trouble to their ·families [L house],
but the person who ·can’t be paid to do wrong [L hates gifts/bribes] will live.

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Proverbs 15:27
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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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Proverbs 21:26
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26 All day long they wish for more,
but ·good [righteous] people give without holding back.

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Proverbs 21:26
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26 All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous(A) give without sparing.(B)

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Proverbs 22:1
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22 ·Being respected [L A good name/reputation] is more important than having great riches.
·To be well thought of [High esteem] is better than silver or gold [Eccl. 7:1].

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Proverbs 22:1
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22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
    to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)

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Proverbs 25:16
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16 If you find honey, ·don’t eat too much [eat the right amount],
    or it will make you full and you will throw up.

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Proverbs 25:16
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16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
    too much of it, and you will vomit.(A)

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Proverbs 27:20
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20 ·People will never stop dying and being destroyed [L Sheol/The grave and Abaddon/Destruction are never satisfied; Job 26:6],
and ·they will never stop wanting more than they have [L the eyes of people will never be satisfied].

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Proverbs 27:20
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20 Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,(A)
    and neither are human eyes.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 It is better to be poor and ·innocent [walk blamelessly]
than to be rich and ·wicked [L be on crooked paths].

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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)

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Proverbs 28:8
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8 Some people get rich by ·overcharging others [L interest and surcharge; Ex. 22:25; Deut. 23:20],
but their wealth will be given to those who are ·kind [gracious] to the poor.

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Proverbs 28:8
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8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest(A) or profit from the poor
    amasses it for another,(B) who will be kind to the poor.(C)

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Proverbs 28:22
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22 ·Selfish [Stingy] people are in a hurry to get rich
and do not ·realize [know] they soon will be poor.

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Proverbs 28:22
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22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)

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Proverbs 28:25
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25 A greedy person ·causes trouble [L stirs up conflict],
but the one who trusts the Lord will ·succeed [escape].

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Proverbs 28:25
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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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Proverbs 29:4
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4 If a king is ·fair [just], he makes his country ·strong [stable],
but if he ·takes gifts dishonestly [heavily taxes/extorts it], he tears his country down [1 Sam. 12:10–18].

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Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king gives a country stability,(A)
    but those who are greedy for[a] bribes tear it down.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who give
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