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¶ Riches shall not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness shall deliver from death.

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Wealth(A) is worthless in the day of wrath,(B)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(C)

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16 ¶ The gracious woman retains honour, and strong men retain riches.

17 ¶ The merciful man does good to his own soul, but the cruel man troubles his own flesh.

18 ¶ The wicked works a deceitful work, but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.

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16 A kindhearted woman gains honor,(A)
    but ruthless men gain only wealth.

17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(B)

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28 ¶ He that trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

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28 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(A)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(B)

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11 ¶ The riches of vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labour shall increase.

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11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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16 ¶ Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

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

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27 ¶ He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he that hates gifts shall 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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¶ A bribe is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.(A)

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17 ¶ Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

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17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,(A)
    but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.(B)

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21 ¶ An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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21 An inheritance claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

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¶ The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness, but of every one that is too hasty, only to want.

¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of those that seek death.

¶ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them because they refuse to do judgment.

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The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](B)

The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(C)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

14 ¶ A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a bribe in the bosom strong wrath.

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14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
    and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)

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¶ Better is the poor that walks in his perfection than he that is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.

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

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¶ He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

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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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