Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

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Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath,
    but righteousness will deliver from death.

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16 A gracious woman gains honor,
but violent[a] men gain only riches.

17 A kind man benefits himself,(A)
but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.(B)

18 The wicked man earns an empty wage,
but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.(C)

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  1. Proverbs 11:16 Or ruthless

16 A woman of grace receives honor,
    but the ruthless gets wealth.
17 A person of kindness rewards himself,[a]
    but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
18 The wicked earns[b] deceptive gain,[c]
    but he who sows righteousness, a true reward.[d]

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  1. Proverbs 11:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 11:18 Or “does, makes”
  3. Proverbs 11:18 Literally “gain of deception”
  4. Proverbs 11:18 Literally “a reward of truth”

28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall,
    but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.

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11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon [his] hand

11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”

16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.(A)

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16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
    than great treasure and trouble with it.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or “him”

27 The one who profits dishonestly(A) troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(B)

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27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain,
    but he who hates bribes will live.

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A bribe(A) seems like a magic stone to its owner;
wherever he turns, he succeeds.(B)

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The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;[a]
    everywhere[b] he will turn, he will prosper.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 17:8 Literally “to all which”

17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,(A)
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

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17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man,
    but afterward, his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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21 An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.(A)

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21 An inheritance acquired hastily at the beginning[a]
    will not be blessed at its end.

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  1. Proverbs 20:21 Literally “at the first”

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)

Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,[a] a pursuit of death.[b][c](B)

The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Or a breath blown away
  2. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
  3. Proverbs 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death

The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,
    but all who are hasty, only to want.
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and seeker[a] of death.
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to do justice.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Hebrew “seekers”

14 A secret gift soothes anger,
and a covert bribe,[a] fierce rage.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 21:14 Lit a bribe in the bosom

14 A gift in secret[a] will avert anger,[b]
    and a concealed bribe,[c] strong wrath.

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  1. Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew “the secret”
  2. Proverbs 21:14 Literally “nostril”
  3. Proverbs 21:14 Literally “bribe in the bosom”

Better a poor man who lives with integrity(A)
than a rich man who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit who twists two ways

Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity
    than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.

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