Proverbs 10:2
New Living Translation
2 Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
but right living can save your life.
Proverbs 10:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 (A)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 13:11
New Living Translation
11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.
Proverbs 13:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers [a]with his hand abounds.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Or gradually
Proverbs 20:17
New Living Translation
17 Stolen bread tastes sweet,
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
Proverbs 20:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 (A)Bread obtained by lying is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:21
New Living Translation
21 An inheritance obtained too early in life
is not a blessing in the end.
Proverbs 20:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
In the end will not be blessed.
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