Proverbs 10:2-3
New Living Translation
2 Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
but right living can save your life.
3 The Lord will not let the godly go hungry,
but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:2-3
Living Bible
2 Ill-gotten gain brings no lasting happiness; right living does.
3 The Lord will not let a good man starve to death, nor will he let the wicked man’s riches continue forever.
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Proverbs 10:6-7
New Living Translation
6 The godly are showered with blessings;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
7 We have happy memories of the godly,
but the name of a wicked person rots away.
Proverbs 10:6-7
Living Bible
6 The good man is covered with blessings from head to foot, but an evil man inwardly curses his luck.[a]
7 We all have happy memories of good men gone to their reward, but the names of wicked men stink after them.
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- Proverbs 10:6 an evil man inwardly curses his luck, literally, “but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”
Proverbs 10:16
New Living Translation
16 The earnings of the godly enhance their lives,
but evil people squander their money on sin.
Proverbs 10:16
Living Bible
16 The good man’s earnings advance the cause of righteousness. The evil man squanders his on sin.
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Proverbs 10:22
New Living Translation
22 The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:22
Living Bible
22 The Lord’s blessing is our greatest wealth. All our work adds nothing to it![a]
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- Proverbs 10:22 All our work adds nothing to it, or “And he adds no sorrow therewith.”
Proverbs 10:24-25
New Living Translation
24 The fears of the wicked will be fulfilled;
the hopes of the godly will be granted.
25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away,
but the godly have a lasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:24-25
Living Bible
24 The wicked man’s fears will all come true and so will the good man’s hopes.
25 Disaster strikes like a cyclone and the wicked are whirled away. But the good man has a strong anchor.
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Proverbs 10:27-30
New Living Translation
27 Fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life,
but the years of the wicked are cut short.
28 The hopes of the godly result in happiness,
but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity,
but it destroys the wicked.
30 The godly will never be disturbed,
but the wicked will be removed from the land.
Proverbs 10:27-30
Living Bible
27 Reverence for God adds hours to each day;[a] so how can the wicked expect a long, good life?
28 The hope of good men is eternal happiness; the hopes of evil men are all in vain.
29 God protects the upright but destroys the wicked.
30 The good shall never lose God’s blessings, but the wicked shall lose everything.
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- Proverbs 10:27 adds hours to each day, literally, “prolongs days.”
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