The house of the righteous has great wealth,
but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.(A)

17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox(B) with hatred.(C)

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16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
    than great treasure and trouble with it.[a]
17 Better is a dinner of vegetables when[b] love is there
    than a fattened ox and hatred with it.[c]

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or “him”
  2. Proverbs 15:17 Hebrew “and”
  3. Proverbs 15:17 Or “him”

20 The one who understands a matter finds success,(A)
and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.(B)

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20 He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness,
    and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.

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11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(A)

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11 The wealth of the rich is his strong city,[a]
    and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

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  1. Proverbs 18:11 Literally “a city of his strength”

Wealth attracts many friends,(A)
but a poor person is separated from his friend.

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Wealth adds many friends,
    but the poor will be left by his friends.

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21 An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.(A)

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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 plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)

Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,[a] a pursuit of death.[b][c](B)

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  1. 21:6 Or a breath blown away
  2. 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
  3. 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death

The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,
    but all who are hasty, only to want.
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and seeker[a] of death.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Hebrew “seekers”

Humility, the fear of the Lord,
results in wealth, honor, and life.(A)

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The reward of humility is the fear of Yahweh—
    wealth and honor and life.

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The rich rule over the poor,(A)
and the borrower is a slave to the lender.(B)

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The rich will rule over the poor,
    and the borrower is a slave of the lender.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 22:7 Literally “the borrower belonging to a man”

16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.(A)

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16 He who oppresses the poor in order to enrich himself,
    or gives to the rich, will come to poverty.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 22:16 Literally “only loss”

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;(A)
because you know better, stop!
As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,(B)
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.

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Do not tire in order to become rich;
    out of your understanding, may you desist.
Your eyes will alight[a] on it, but there is nothing to it,
    for suddenly it will make for itself wings
    like an eagle and it will be exhausted in the heavens.

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  1. Proverbs 23:5 Literally “cause to fly”

11 A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor one who has discernment sees through him.

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11 A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes,
    but the intelligent poor sees through him.

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