Proverbs 11:6
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6 The righteousness of the upright will deliver them,
but transgressors will be taken by their schemes.
Proverbs 12:12
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12 The wicked covet the plunder of evil men,
but the root of the righteous yields fruit.
Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance may be gained hastily at the beginning,
but the end of it will not be blessed.
Proverbs 21:5
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5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty,
but of everyone who is hasty only to want.
Proverbs 21:20
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20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
but a foolish man squanders it.
Proverbs 21:20
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20 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise,
but a foolish man squanders it.
Proverbs 23:4
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Proverbs 27:20
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20 Death and destruction are never full;
so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:20
Modern English Version
20 Death and destruction are never full;
so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 28:20
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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but he who makes haste to be rich will not be innocent.
Proverbs 30:15-16
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15 The leech has two daughters,
crying, “Give, give.”
There are three things that are never satisfied,
indeed, four things never say, “It is enough”:
16 the grave, the barren womb,
the earth that is not filled with water,
and the fire that never says, “It is enough.”
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