Great wealth is in the house of the (A)righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

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16 (A)Better is a little with the [a]fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
17 (B)Better is a [b]dish of [c]vegetables where love is
Than a (C)fattened ox served with hatred.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence
  2. Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
  3. Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs

20 He who gives attention to the word will (A)find good,
And (B)blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

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11 A (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

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(A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.

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21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

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The plans of the (A)diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
The (C)acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the [a]pursuit of (D)death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:6 Lit seekers

The reward of humility and the [a]fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor and life.

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  1. Proverbs 22:4 Or reverence

The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

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