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The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them;
But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

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The righteousness of the upright will save them,
    but by a scheme the treacherous will be taken captive.

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12 The wicked desireth [a]the net of evil men;
But the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or, the prey

12 The wicked covets the proceeds of evil,
    but the root of the righteous bears fruit.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Literally “gives, sets up”

21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning;
But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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21 An inheritance acquired hastily at the beginning[a]
    will not be blessed at its end.

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  1. Proverbs 20:21 Literally “at the first”

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

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The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,
    but all who are hasty, only to want.

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20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

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20 Precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise,
    but the foolish person[a] will devour them.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 21:20 Or “foolish of mankind”
  2. Proverbs 21:20 Literally “it”

20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

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20 Precious treasure and oil are in the house of the wise,
    but the foolish person[a] will devour them.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 21:20 Or “foolish of mankind”
  2. Proverbs 21:20 Literally “it”

Weary not thyself to be rich;
Cease [a]from thine own wisdom.

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  1. Proverbs 23:4 Or, by reason of thine own understanding

Do not tire in order to become rich;
    out of your understanding, may you desist.

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20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] will not be satisfied,
    and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.

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  1. Proverbs 27:20 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Poetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] will not be satisfied,
    and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:20 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Poetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.

20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings;
But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

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20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
    but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

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15 The [a]horseleach hath two daughters, [b]crying, Give, give.
There are three things that are never satisfied,
Yea, four that say not, Enough:
16 Sheol; and the barren womb;
The earth that is not satisfied with water;
And the fire that saith not, Enough.

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  1. Proverbs 30:15 Or, vampire
  2. Proverbs 30:15 Or, called

15 For the leech, there are two daughters;
    “Give, give!” they cry.
As for three of these, they are not satisfied;
    as for four, they do not say enough.
16 Sheol[a] and barrenness of womb,
    the land is not satisfied with water,
    and fire does not say “enough!”

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  1. Proverbs 30:16 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld