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Proverbs 15:6
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Proverbs 15:6
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Great and priceless treasure is in the house of the [consistently] righteous one [who seeks godly instruction and grows in wisdom],
But trouble is in the income of the wicked one [who rejects the laws of God].
Proverbs 15:6
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Proverbs 15:6
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6 Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.
Proverbs 15:6
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Proverbs 15:6
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Proverbs 15:16-17
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Proverbs 15:16-17
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Better is a little with the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and trouble with it.(A)
17
Better is a dinner of vegetables and herbs where love is present
Than a fattened ox served with hatred.(B)
Proverbs 15:16-17
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Proverbs 15:16-17
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16 (A)Better is a little with [a]the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure, and turmoil with [b]the treasure.
17 (B)Better is a portion of [c]vegetables where there is love,
Than a (C)fattened ox served with hatred.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence for
- Proverbs 15:16 Lit it
- Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs
Proverbs 15:16-17
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Proverbs 15:16-17
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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.(A)
17 Better a small serving of vegetables with love
than a fattened calf with hatred.(B)
Proverbs 16:20
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Proverbs 16:20
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He who pays attention to the word [of God] will find good,
And blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who trusts [confidently] in the Lord.
Proverbs 16:20
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Proverbs 16:20
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20 One who pays attention to the word will (A)find good,
And (B)blessed is one who trusts in the Lord.
Proverbs 16:20
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Proverbs 16:20
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Proverbs 18:11
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Proverbs 18:11
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The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.
Proverbs 18:11
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Proverbs 18:11
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11 A (A)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:11
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Proverbs 18:11
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11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(A)
they imagine it a wall too high to scale.
Proverbs 19:4
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Proverbs 19:4
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Wealth makes many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.(A)
Proverbs 19:4
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Proverbs 19:4
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4 (A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor person is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4
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Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)
Proverbs 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
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An inheritance hastily gained [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.(A)
Proverbs 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 21:5-6
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance and advantage,
But everyone who acts in haste comes surely to poverty.
6
Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.
Proverbs 21:5-6
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The plans of the (A)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (B)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.
6 The (C)acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the [a]pursuit of (D)death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Lit seekers
Proverbs 21:5-6
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 22:4
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Proverbs 22:4
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The reward of humility [that is, having a realistic view of one’s importance] and the [reverent, worshipful] fear of the Lord
Is riches, honor, and life.(A)
Proverbs 22:4
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Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward of humility and [a]the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor, and life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:4 Or reverence for
Proverbs 22:4
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Proverbs 22:4
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Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
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