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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

18 But they (A)lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who (B)gains by violence;
It takes away the life of its possessors.

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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

16 (A)Better is a little with the [a]fear of the Lord
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence

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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27 He who (A)profits illicitly troubles his own house,
But he who (B)hates bribes will live.

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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

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

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire

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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On Life and Conduct

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

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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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16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only [a]what you need,
That you not have it in excess and vomit it.

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  1. Proverbs 25:16 Lit your sufficiency

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

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20 [a](A)Sheol and [b]Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
Nor are the (C)eyes of man ever satisfied.

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  1. Proverbs 27:20 I.e. The nether world
  2. Proverbs 27:20 I.e. the place of destruction

(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

(A)Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is [a]crooked though he be rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways

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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He who increases his wealth by (A)interest and usury
Gathers it (B)for him who is gracious to the poor.

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

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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

25 An [a]arrogant man (A)stirs up strife,
But he who (B)trusts in the Lord (C)will [b]prosper.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
  2. Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat

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

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The (A)king gives stability to the land by justice,
But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.

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