Proverbs 11:4
World English Bible
4 Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:4
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Proverbs 11:16-18
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16 A gracious woman obtains honor,
but violent men obtain riches.
17 The merciful man does good to his own soul,
but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages,
but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
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 11:28
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28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud
Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
than great treasure with trouble.
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 15:27
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27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
but he who hates bribes will live.
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 17:8
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8 A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:8
English Standard Version
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 20:17
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17 Fraudulent food is sweet to a man,
but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:17
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Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning,
won’t be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 20:21
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21 (A)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
will not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 21:5-7
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5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;
and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
because they refuse to do what is right.
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 21:14
World English Bible
14 A gift in secret pacifies anger,
and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
Proverbs 21:14
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:6
English Standard Version
6 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is (C)crooked in his ways.
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