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Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
    but right living can save you from death.

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Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath,
    but righteousness will 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 A gracious woman gains respect,
    but ruthless men gain only wealth.

17 Your kindness will reward you,
    but your cruelty will destroy you.

18 Evil people get rich for the moment,
    but the reward of the godly will last.

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16 A woman of grace receives honor,
    but the ruthless gets wealth.
17 A person of kindness rewards himself,[a]
    but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
18 The wicked earns[b] deceptive gain,[c]
    but he who sows righteousness, a true reward.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 11:18 Or “does, makes”
  3. Proverbs 11:18 Literally “gain of deception”
  4. Proverbs 11:18 Literally “a reward of truth”

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 Trust in your money and down you go!
    But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

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28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall,
    but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.

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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 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
    wealth from hard work grows over time.

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11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”

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

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16 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
    than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.

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16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
    than great treasure and trouble with it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or “him”

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

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27 Greed brings grief to the whole family,
    but those who hate bribes will live.

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27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain,
    but he who hates bribes 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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A bribe is like a lucky charm;
    whoever gives one will prosper!

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The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;[a]
    everywhere[b] he will turn, he will prosper.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:8 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 17:8 Literally “to all which”

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 Stolen bread tastes sweet,
    but it turns to gravel in the mouth.

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17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man,
    but afterward, his mouth will 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 obtained too early in life
    is not a blessing in the end.

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21 An inheritance acquired hastily at the beginning[a]
    will not be blessed at its end.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:21 Literally “at the first”

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

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