Proverbs 14:23
Modern English Version
23 In all labor there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 15:6
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6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure,
but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.
Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better is little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with trouble.
Proverbs 16:6-7
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6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged;
and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
7 When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:26
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26 He who labors, labors for himself,
for his mouth craves it of him.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A wise servant will have rule over a son who causes shame,
and will have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
and He will repay what he has given.
Proverbs 20:13
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13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 By humility and the fear of the Lord
are riches, and honor, and life.
Proverbs 24:27
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27 Prepare your work outside,
and make it fit for yourself in the field;
and afterwards build your house.
Proverbs 27:18
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18 Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
so he who waits on his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,
and look well to your herds;
24 for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to every generation.
25 The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself,
and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of the field.
27 You will have goats’ milk enough
for your food, for the food of your household,
and for the maintenance of your maidens.
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