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The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
But the treacherous will (A)be captured by their own desire.

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Those who do right are saved by their righteousness,
    but the untrustworthy are caught by their own desires.

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12 The (A)wicked man desires a stronghold of evil men,
But the root of the righteous (B)gives fruit.

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12 Desiring evil is a trap for the wicked,
    but the root of the righteous endures.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 12:12 Or gives

21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
In the end will not be blessed.

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21 Inheritance gained quickly at first
    won’t bless later on.

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The [a]thoughts of the (A)diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 21:5 Or plans

The plans of the diligent end up in profit,
    but those who hurry end up with loss.

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20 There is desirable (A)treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,
But a foolish man (B)swallows it up.

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20 Precious treasure and oil stay in the home of the wise,
    but fools swallow them up.

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20 There is desirable (A)treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,
But a foolish man (B)swallows it up.

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20 Precious treasure and oil stay in the home of the wise,
    but fools swallow them up.

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(A)Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
(B)Because of your understanding, cease!

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Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;
    be smart enough to stop.

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20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
So the (C)eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 The grave[a] and the underworld[b] are never satisfied;
    and people’s eyes are never satisfied.

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  1. Proverbs 27:20 Heb Sheol
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Heb Abaddon

20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
So the (C)eyes of man are never satisfied.

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20 The grave[a] and the underworld[b] are never satisfied;
    and people’s eyes are never satisfied.

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  1. Proverbs 27:20 Heb Sheol
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Heb Abaddon

20 A (A)faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who (B)makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

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20 Reliable people will have abundant blessings,
    but those with get-rich-quick schemes won’t go unpunished.

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15 The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
16 (A)Sheol, and the (B)barren womb,
Earth that is never satisfied with water,
And fire that never says, “Enough.”

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15 The leech has two daughters: “Give, give!”
    There are three things that are never satisfied,
    four that never say, “Enough!”:
16         the grave[a] and a barren womb,
        a land never filled with water,
        and fire that doesn’t say, “Enough!”

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:16 Heb Sheol