Proverbs 11:4
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 Riches are of no help on the day of fury,
but righteousness saves from death.
Proverbs 11:16-18
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 A gracious woman wins respect,
but ruthless men gain riches.
17 A merciful person helps himself,
but a cruel person hurts himself.
18 A wicked person earns dishonest wages,
but whoever spreads righteousness earns honest pay.
Proverbs 11:28
GOD’S WORD Translation
28 Whoever trusts his riches will fall,
but righteous people will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 13:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 Wealth ⌞gained⌟ through injustice dwindles away,
but whoever gathers little by little has plenty.
Proverbs 15:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 Better to have a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and turmoil.
Proverbs 15:27
GOD’S WORD Translation
27 Whoever is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble to his family,
but whoever hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 17:8
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 A bribe seems ⌞like⌟ a jewel to the one who gives it.[a]
Wherever he turns, he prospers.
Notas al pie
- 17:8 Or “who receives it.”
Proverbs 20:17
GOD’S WORD Translation
17 Food gained dishonestly tastes sweet to a person,
but afterwards his mouth will be filled with gravel.
Proverbs 20:21
GOD’S WORD Translation
21 An inheritance quickly obtained in the beginning
will never be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 21:5-7
GOD’S WORD Translation
5 The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity,
but everyone who is ⌞always⌟ in a hurry ends up in poverty.
6 Those who gather wealth by lying are wasting time.
They are looking for death.
7 The violence of wicked people will drag them away
since they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:14
GOD’S WORD Translation
14 A gift ⌞given⌟ in secret calms anger,
and a secret bribe calms great fury.
Proverbs 28:6
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 Better to be a poor person who has integrity
than to be rich and double-dealing.
Proverbs 28:8
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 Whoever becomes wealthy through ⌞unfair⌟ loans and interest
collects them for the one who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:20
GOD’S WORD Translation
20 A trustworthy person has many blessings,
but anyone in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.
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