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The house of the (A)righteous has much treasure,
But in the income of the wicked there is trouble.

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The house of the righteous contains great wealth,
but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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The house of the righteous contains great treasure,(A)
    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.(B)

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16 (A)Better is a little with the [a]fear of Yahweh
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
17 (B)Better is a [b]dish of [c]vegetables where there is love
Than a (C)fattened ox and hatred in it.

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence
  2. Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
  3. Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs

16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.
17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
    than a fattened calf with hatred.

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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)

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20 He who considers the word will (A)find good,
And how (B)blessed is he who trusts in Yahweh.

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20 Whoever gives careful consideration to a matter[a] will succeed,
and the person who trusts the Lord will be blessed.

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  1. Proverbs 16:20 Or to a word or to God’s word

20 Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[a](A)
    and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 16:20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good

11 A (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own delusion.

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11 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city.
In his imagination it is like a high wall.

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11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city;(A)
    they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

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(A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.

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Wealth adds many friends,
but a poor person is deserted by his friend.

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Wealth attracts many friends,
    but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.(A)

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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 easily obtained[a] in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.

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  1. Proverbs 20:21 The translation easily obtained is an alternate Hebrew reading. The main Hebrew reading is gotten by greed.

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.
(C)Working for treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting breath, by those who pursue (D)death.

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  1. Proverbs 21:5 Or plans

The plans of a hard worker lead to abundance,
but everyone in a hurry rushes toward scarcity.
Piling up treasure by a lying tongue
    is a vanishing vapor for those who seek death.

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

A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

The reward of humility—the [a]fear of Yahweh—
Is riches, glory, and life.

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  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or reverence

The outcome of humility and of the fear of the Lord
    is wealth, honor, and life.

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Humility is the fear of the Lord;
    its wages are riches and honor(A) and life.(B)

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The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is the slave of the lender.

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A rich person rules over poor people,
and a borrower is a slave to a lender.

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The rich rule over the poor,
    and the borrower is slave to the lender.

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