Proverbs 11:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 11:4
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.(A)
Proverbs 11:15-16
English Standard Version
15 (A)Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm,
but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
16 (B)A gracious woman gets honor,
and (C)violent men get riches.
Proverbs 11:15-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
15 To guarantee loans for a stranger brings trouble,
but there is safety in refusing to do so.
16 A gracious woman gets honor,
but she who hates virtue is covered with shame.[a]
The timid become destitute,[b]
but the aggressive gain riches.(A)
Proverbs 11:28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 11:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)
Footnotes
- 11.28 Cn: Heb fall
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