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Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:28
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28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
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Proverbs 14:21
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Proverbs 14:21
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21 The one who despises his neighbor sins,(A)
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.(B)
Proverbs 14:21
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Proverbs 14:21
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Proverbs 14:21
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Proverbs 14:21
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21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
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Proverbs 16:8
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Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.(A)
Proverbs 16:8
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Proverbs 16:8
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Proverbs 16:8
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Proverbs 16:8
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8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)
Proverbs 21:5-6
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 21:5-6
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
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Proverbs 22:1-5
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Proverbs 22:1-5
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22 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.(A)
3 A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.(C)
4 Humility, the fear of the Lord,
results in wealth, honor, and life.(D)
5 There are thorns and snares on the way of the crooked;(E)
the one who guards himself stays far from them.
Footnotes
- 22:2 Lit poor meet
Proverbs 22:1-5
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Proverbs 22:1-5
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22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)
2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the Maker of them all.(B)
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,(G)
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
Proverbs 22:1-5
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Proverbs 22:1-5
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22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
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Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)
Footnotes
- 28:6 Lit who twists two ways
Proverbs 28:6
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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)
Proverbs 28:6
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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8 Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest(A)
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.(B)
Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:8
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8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
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Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.
Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich are wise in their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
Proverbs 28:11
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Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
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