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Proverbs 1:18-19
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18 But they (A)lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own [a]lives.
19 So are the paths of everyone who is (B)greedy for gain;
It takes away the [b]life of its possessors.

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  1. Proverbs 1:18 Lit souls
  2. Proverbs 1:19 Lit soul
Listen to Proverbs 1:18-19, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:27, Proverbs 21:26, Proverbs 22:1, Proverbs 25:16, Proverbs 27:20, Proverbs 28:6, Proverbs 28:8, Proverbs 28:22, Proverbs 28:25, Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 1:18-19
Christian Standard Bible

18 but they set an ambush to kill themselves;[a]
they attack their own lives.
19 Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;(A)
it takes the lives of those who receive it.[b]

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  1. 1:18 Lit they ambush for their blood
  2. 1:19 Lit takes the life of its masters
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Proverbs 15:16
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16 (A)Better is a little with the [a]fear of Yahweh
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence
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Proverbs 15:16
Christian Standard Bible

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

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Proverbs 15:27
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27 He who is (A)greedy for gain troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates gifts of bribery will live.

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Proverbs 15:27
Christian Standard Bible

27 The one who profits dishonestly(A) troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(B)

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Proverbs 21:26
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26 All day long he [a]is insatiably craving,
While the righteous (A)gives and does not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire
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Proverbs 21:26
Christian Standard Bible

26 He is filled with craving[a] all day long,
but the righteous give and don’t hold back.(A)

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  1. 21:26 Lit He craves a craving
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Proverbs 22:1
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Yahweh Is the Maker of All

22 A (A)good name is to be chosen over great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold.

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Proverbs 22:1
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22 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.(A)

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Proverbs 25:16
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16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only enough for you,
Lest you have more than your fill and vomit it.

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Proverbs 25:16
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16 If you find honey,(A) eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.(B)

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Proverbs 27:20
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20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
So the (C)eyes of man are never satisfied.

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Proverbs 27:20
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20 Sheol and Abaddon(A) are never satisfied,(B)
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.(C)

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Proverbs 28
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Proverbs 28:6
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6 (A)Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—[a]double dealing—though he be rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit two ways
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Proverbs 28:6
Christian Standard Bible

6 Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

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  1. 28:6 Lit who twists two ways
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Proverbs 28:8
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8 He who increases his wealth by (A)interest and usury
Gathers it (B)for him who is gracious to the lowly.

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Proverbs 28:8
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8 Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest(A)
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.(B)

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Proverbs 28:22
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22 A man with an (A)evil eye (B)hurries after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.

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Proverbs 28:22
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22 A greedy one[a] is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.(A)

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  1. 28:22 Lit A man with an evil eye
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Proverbs 28:25
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25 An [a]arrogant man (A)stirs up strife,
But he who (B)trusts in Yahweh (C)will [b]be enriched.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
  2. Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat
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Proverbs 28:25
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25 A greedy person stirs up conflict,(A)
but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.(B)

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Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice the (A)king causes the land to stand,
But a man of bribes tears it down.

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Proverbs 29:4
Christian Standard Bible

4 By justice a king brings stability to a land,(A)
but a person who demands “contributions”[a]
demolishes it.(B)

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  1. 29:4 The Hb word for contributions usually refers to offerings in worship.
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