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18 But they (A)lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own [a]lives.
19 So are the paths of everyone who is (B)greedy for gain;
It takes away the [b]life of its possessors.

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  1. Proverbs 1:18 Lit souls
  2. Proverbs 1:19 Lit soul

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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16 (A)Better is a little with the [a]fear of Yahweh
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence

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

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27 He who is (A)greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates gifts of bribery will live.

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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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26 All day long he [a]is insatiably craving,
While the righteous (A)gives and does not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire

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

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Yahweh Is the Maker of All

22 A (A)good name is to be chosen over great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.

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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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16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only enough for you,
Lest you have more than your fill and vomit it.

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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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20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
So the (C)eyes of man are never satisfied.

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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

(A)Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—[a]double dealing—though he be rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit two ways

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

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He who increases his wealth by (A)interest and usury
Gathers it (B)for him who is gracious to the lowly.

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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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22 A man with an (A)evil eye (B)hurries after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.

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

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25 An [a]arrogant man (A)stirs up strife,
But he who (B)trusts in Yahweh (C)will [b]be enriched.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
  2. Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat

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

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By justice the (A)king causes the land to stand,
But a man of bribes tears it down.

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

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  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who give