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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 yet they lie in wait—to kill themselves!
    and set an ambush—for their own lives!
19 Such is the end[a] of all who are greedy for gain;
    it takes away the life of its possessors.(A)

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  1. 1.19 Gk: Heb are the ways

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 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.(A)

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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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27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
    but those who hate bribes will live.(A)

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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 the wicked covet,[a]
    but the righteous give and do not hold back.(A)

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  1. 21.26 Gk: Heb all day long one covets covetously

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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22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
    and favor is better than silver or gold.(A)

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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 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
    lest, having too much, you vomit it up.(A)

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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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20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
    and human eyes are never satisfied.(A)

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(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

Better to be poor and walk in integrity
    than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)

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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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One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
    gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.(A)

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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 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
    and does not know that loss is sure to come.

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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 The greedy person stirs up strife,
    but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.(A)

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

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By justice a king gives stability to the land,
    but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it.

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