Proverbs 11:4
Common English Bible
4 Riches don’t help in the day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.
Proverbs 11:4
King James Version
4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
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Proverbs 11:16-18
Common English Bible
16 A gracious woman gains honor;
violent men gain only wealth.
17 Kind persons benefit themselves,
but cruel people harm themselves.
18 The wicked earn false wages,
but those who sow righteousness receive a true reward.
Proverbs 11:16-18
King James Version
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.
17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
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Proverbs 11:28
Common English Bible
28 Those who trust in their wealth will wither,
but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees.
Proverbs 11:28
King James Version
28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
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Proverbs 13:11
Common English Bible
11 Riches gotten quickly[a] will dwindle,
but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 LXX; MT from meaninglessness
Proverbs 13:11
King James Version
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
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Proverbs 15:16
Common English Bible
16 Better a little with fear of the Lord
than a great treasure with turmoil.
Proverbs 15:16
King James Version
16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.
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Proverbs 15:27
Common English Bible
27 Those who acquire things unjustly gain trouble for their house,
but those who hate bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
King James Version
27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
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Proverbs 17:8
Common English Bible
8 A bribe seems magical in the eyes of those who give it,
granting success to all who use it.
Proverbs 17:8
King James Version
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
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Proverbs 20:17
Common English Bible
17 Stolen bread is sweet,
but afterward the mouth is full of gravel.
Proverbs 20:17
King James Version
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
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Proverbs 20:21
Common English Bible
21 Inheritance gained quickly at first
won’t bless later on.
Proverbs 20:21
King James Version
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
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Proverbs 21:5-7
Common English Bible
5 The plans of the diligent end up in profit,
but those who hurry end up with loss.
6 Those who gain treasure with lies
are like a drifting fog, leading to death.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
for they refuse to act with justice.
Proverbs 21:5-7
King James Version
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.
7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
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Proverbs 21:14
Common English Bible
14 A secret gift calms anger,
and a hidden bribe removes[a] furious wrath.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Heb lacks removes.
Proverbs 21:14
King James Version
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
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Proverbs 28:6
Common English Bible
6 Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.
Proverbs 28:6
King James Version
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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