Proverbs 11:4
Revised Standard Version
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:16-18
Revised Standard Version
16 A gracious woman gets honor,
and violent men get riches.
17 A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
18 A wicked man earns deceptive wages,
but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:28
Revised Standard Version
28 He who trusts in his riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall
Proverbs 13:11
Revised Standard Version
11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 15:16
Revised Standard Version
16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 15:27
Revised Standard Version
27 He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 17:8
Revised Standard Version
8 A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.
Proverbs 20:17
Revised Standard Version
17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning
will in the end not be blessed.
Proverbs 21:5-7
Revised Standard Version
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but every one who is hasty comes only to want.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:14
Revised Standard Version
14 A gift in secret averts anger;
and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.
Proverbs 28:6
Revised Standard Version
6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.
Proverbs 28:8
Revised Standard Version
8 He who augments his wealth by interest and increase
gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:20
Revised Standard Version
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
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