Proverbs 11:4
New Living Translation
4 Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
but right living can save you from death.
Proverbs 11:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:16-18
New Living Translation
16 A gracious woman gains respect,
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.
18 Evil people get rich for the moment,
but the reward of the godly will last.
Proverbs 11:16-18
Legacy Standard Bible
16 A (A)gracious woman holds fast to glory,
But ruthless men hold fast to riches.
17 The man of (B)lovingkindness deals bountifully with his soul,
But the cruel man brings trouble on his flesh.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who (C)sows righteousness gets a true reward.
Proverbs 11:28
New Living Translation
28 Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 11:28
Legacy Standard Bible
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 15:16
New Living Translation
16 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.
Proverbs 15:16
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence
Proverbs 15:27
New Living Translation
27 Greed brings grief to the whole family,
but those who hate bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
Legacy Standard Bible
27 He who is (A)greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates gifts of bribery will live.
Proverbs 17:8
New Living Translation
8 A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!
Proverbs 17:8
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:8 Lit stone of grace
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.
Proverbs 21:5-7
New Living Translation
5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
6 Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.[a]
7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Footnotes
- 21:6 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads mist for those who seek death.
Proverbs 21:5-7
Legacy Standard Bible
5 The [a]thoughts of the (A)diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
6 (C)Working for treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting breath, by those who pursue (D)death.
7 The destruction of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they (E)refuse to do justice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:5 Or plans
Proverbs 21:14
New Living Translation
14 A secret gift calms anger;
a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
Proverbs 21:14
Legacy Standard Bible
14 A (A)gift in secret subdues anger,
And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
Proverbs 28:6
New Living Translation
6 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
Proverbs 28:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 (A)Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—[a]double dealing—though he be rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit two ways
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