Proverbs 15:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 The house of the (A)righteous has much treasure,
But in the income of the wicked there is trouble.
Proverbs 15:6
Common English Bible
6 Great treasure is in the house of the righteous,
but the gain of the wicked brings trouble.
Proverbs 15:16-17
Legacy Standard Bible
16 (A)Better is a little with the [a]fear of Yahweh
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
17 (B)Better is a [b]dish of [c]vegetables where there is love
Than a (C)fattened ox and hatred in it.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence
- Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
- Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs
Proverbs 15:16-17
Common English Bible
16 Better a little with fear of the Lord
than a great treasure with turmoil.
17 Better a meal of greens with love
than a plump calf with hate.
Proverbs 16:20
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:20
Common English Bible
20 Those with insight find prosperity;
those who trust the Lord are blessed.
Proverbs 18:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 A (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own delusion.
Proverbs 18:11
Common English Bible
11 The riches of the wealthy are a strong city
and like a high wall in their imagination.
Proverbs 19:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 (A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4
Common English Bible
4 Riches increase one’s friends,
but the poor lose their friends.
Proverbs 20:21
Legacy Standard Bible
21 An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
In the end will not be blessed.
Proverbs 20:21
Common English Bible
21 Inheritance gained quickly at first
won’t bless later on.
Proverbs 21:5-6
Legacy Standard Bible
5 The [a]thoughts of the (A)diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
6 (C)Working for treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting breath, by those who pursue (D)death.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 21:5 Or plans
Proverbs 21:5-6
Common English Bible
5 The plans of the diligent end up in profit,
but those who hurry end up with loss.
6 Those who gain treasure with lies
are like a drifting fog, leading to death.
Proverbs 22:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 The reward of humility—the [a]fear of Yahweh—
Is riches, glory, and life.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 22:4 Or reverence
Proverbs 22:4
Common English Bible
4 The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 22:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
Common English Bible
7 The wealthy rule over the poor;
a borrower is a slave to a lender.
Proverbs 22:16
Legacy Standard Bible
16 He (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself
Or who gives to the rich (B)will only come to lack.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 22:16 Lit much
Proverbs 22:16
Common English Bible
16 Oppressing the poor to get rich
and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
Proverbs 23:4-5
Legacy Standard Bible
4 (A)Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
(B)Because of your understanding, cease!
5 Do you make your eyes fly up to see it? But it is not there!
Because (C)it certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Proverbs 23:4-5
Common English Bible
4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;
be smart enough to stop.
5 When your eyes fly to wealth
it is gone; it grows wings
like an eagle and flies heavenward.
Proverbs 28:11
Legacy Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him
Proverbs 28:11
Common English Bible
11 Rich people think they are wise,
but an insightful poor person sees through them.
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