Proverbs 11:6
New Living Translation
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 12:12
New Living Translation
12 Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot,
but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
Proverbs 20:21
New Living Translation
21 An inheritance obtained too early in life
is not a blessing in the end.
Proverbs 21:5
New Living Translation
5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Proverbs 21:20
New Living Translation
20 The wise have wealth and luxury,
but fools spend whatever they get.
Proverbs 21:20
New Living Translation
20 The wise have wealth and luxury,
but fools spend whatever they get.
Proverbs 23:4
New Living Translation
4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit.
Proverbs 27:20
New Living Translation
20 Just as Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,
so human desire is never satisfied.
Footnotes
- 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.
Proverbs 27:20
New Living Translation
20 Just as Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,
so human desire is never satisfied.
Footnotes
- 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.
Proverbs 28:20
New Living Translation
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
Proverbs 30:15-16
New Living Translation
15 The leech has two suckers
that cry out, “More, more!”[a]
There are three things that are never satisfied—
no, four that never say, “Enough!”:
16 the grave,[b]
the barren womb,
the thirsty desert,
the blazing fire.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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