Proverbs 11:4
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Proverbs 11:4
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4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.(A)
Proverbs 11:16-18
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16 (A)A gracious woman gets honor,
and (B)violent men get riches.
17 (C)A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
but one who (D)sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:16-18
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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)
17 Those who are kind reward themselves,
but the cruel do themselves harm.
18 The wicked earn no real gain,
but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.(B)
Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:28
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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
Proverbs 13:11
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)
Footnotes
- 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 15:16
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16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
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27 Whoever is (A)greedy for unjust gain (B)troubles his own household,
but he who hates (C)bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
but those who hate bribes will live.(A)
Proverbs 17:8
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8 (A)A bribe is like a magic[a] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:8 Or precious
Proverbs 17:8
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8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of those who give it;
wherever they turn they prosper.(A)
Proverbs 20:17
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Proverbs 20:17
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17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet,
but afterward the mouth will be full of gravel.(A)
Proverbs 20:21
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21 (A)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 20:21
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21 An estate quickly acquired in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.(A)
Proverbs 21:5-7
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5 The plans of (A)the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is (B)hasty comes (C)only to poverty.
6 (D)The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a (E)fleeting (F)vapor and a (G)snare of death.[a]
7 The violence of the wicked will (H)sweep them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Latin; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 21:5-7
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5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.(A)
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare[a] of death.(B)
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away
because they refuse to do what is just.(C)
Footnotes
- 21.6 Gk: Heb seekers
Proverbs 21:14
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
Proverbs 21:14
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14 A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
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6 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is (C)crooked in his ways.
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
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