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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will (A)be captured by their own desire.

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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 (A)wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men,
But the root of the righteous (B)gives fruit.

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

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21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
In the end will 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 [a]thoughts of the (A)diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:5 Or plans

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

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20 There is desirable (A)treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,
But a foolish man (B)swallows it up.

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

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20 There is desirable (A)treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,
But a foolish man (B)swallows it up.

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

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(A)Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
(B)Because of your understanding, cease!

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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 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
So the (C)eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,(A)
    and neither are human eyes.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon

20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
So the (C)eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,(A)
    and neither are human eyes.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon

20 A (A)faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who (B)makes haste to be rich 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.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
16 (A)Sheol, and the (B)barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that 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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