Proverbs 11:4
New King James Version
Proverbs 11:4
Authorized (King James) Version
4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath:
but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 11:16-18
New King James Version
16 A gracious woman retains honor,
But ruthless men retain riches.
17 (A)The merciful man does good for his own soul,
But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 The wicked man does deceptive work,
But (B)he who sows righteousness will have a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:16-18
Authorized (King James) Version
16 A gracious woman retaineth honour:
and strong men retain riches.
17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul:
but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work:
but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:28
Authorized (King James) Version
28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall:
but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 (A)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.
Proverbs 13:11
Authorized (King James) Version
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished:
but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Proverbs 15:16
New King James Version
16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than great treasure with trouble.
Proverbs 15:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 15:27
New King James Version
27 (A)He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
Authorized (King James) Version
27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Proverbs 17:8
New King James Version
8 A present is a precious stone in the eyes of its possessor;
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:8
Authorized (King James) Version
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Proverbs 20:17
New King James Version
17 (A)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man;
but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:21
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Proverbs 20:21
Authorized (King James) Version
21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning;
but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Proverbs 21:5-7
New King James Version
5 (A)The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
7 The violence of the wicked will [b]destroy them,
Because they refuse to do justice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 LXX Pursue vanity on the snares of death; Vg. Is vain and foolish, and shall stumble on the snares of death; Tg. They shall be destroyed, and they shall fall who seek death
- Proverbs 21:7 Lit. drag them away
Proverbs 21:5-7
Authorized (King James) Version
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
but of every one that is hasty only to want.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
7 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them;
because they refuse to do judgment.
Proverbs 21:14
New King James Version
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
And a bribe [a]behind the back, strong wrath.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Under cover, lit. in the bosom
Proverbs 21:14
Authorized (King James) Version
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger:
and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Proverbs 28:6
New King James Version
6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
Proverbs 28:6
Authorized (King James) Version
6 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness,
than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
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