The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.(A)

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The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
    but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.(A)

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12 The wicked desire what evil men have,[a]
but the root of the righteous produces fruit.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or desire a stronghold of evil

12 The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
    but the root of the righteous endures.

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21 An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.(A)

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

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The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)

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

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20 Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person,
but a foolish man consumes them.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:20 Lit it

20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil,
    but fools gulp theirs down.

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20 Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person,
but a foolish man consumes them.[a](A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:20 Lit it

20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil,
    but fools gulp theirs down.

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Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;(A)
stop giving your attention to it.

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Saying 8

Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
    do not trust your own cleverness.

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20 Sheol and Abaddon(A) are never satisfied,(B)
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.(C)

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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

20 Sheol and Abaddon(A) are never satisfied,(B)
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.(C)

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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

20 A faithful man will have many blessings,(A)
but one in a hurry to get rich(B)
will not go unpunished.

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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
    but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)

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15 The leech has two daughters: “Give, Give!”
Three things(A) are never satisfied;
four never say, “Enough!”:
16 Sheol;(B) a childless womb;(C)
earth, which is never satisfied with water;
and fire, which never says, “Enough!”

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15 “The leech has two daughters.
    ‘Give! Give!’ they cry.

“There are three things that are never satisfied,(A)
    four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
16 the grave,(B) the barren womb,
    land, which is never satisfied with water,
    and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’

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