Proverbs 1:18-19
New American Standard Bible
18 But they (A)lie in wait for their own blood;
They ambush their own lives.
19 Such are the ways of everyone who (B)makes unjust gain;
It takes away the life of its possessors.
Proverbs 1:18-19
New International Version
Proverbs 15:16
New American Standard Bible
16 (A)Better is a little with [a]the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure, and turmoil with [b]the treasure.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence for
- Proverbs 15:16 Lit it
Proverbs 15:16
New International Version
16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:27
New International Version
27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)
Proverbs 21:26
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire
Proverbs 21:26
New International Version
Proverbs 22:1
New American Standard Bible
On Life and Conduct
22 A (A)good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:1
New International Version
22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)
Proverbs 25:16
New American Standard Bible
16 Have you (A)found honey? Eat only [a]what you need,
So that you do not have it in excess and vomit it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:16 Lit your sufficiency
Proverbs 25:16
New International Version
16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
too much of it, and you will vomit.(A)
Proverbs 27:20
New American Standard Bible
20 [a](A)Sheol and [b]Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
Nor are the (C)eyes of a person ever satisfied.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:20 I.e., The netherworld
- Proverbs 27:20 I.e., the place of destruction
Proverbs 27:20
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon
Proverbs 28:6
New American Standard Bible
6 (A)Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity,
Than a person who is [a]crooked, though he is rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit perverse of two ways
Proverbs 28:6
New International Version
6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)
Proverbs 28:8
New American Standard Bible
8 One who increases his wealth by [a](A)interest of any kind,
Collects it (B)for one who is gracious to the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:8 Possibly interest on money and food loans
Proverbs 28:8
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Proverbs 28:22
New American Standard Bible
22 A person with an (A)evil eye (B)hurries after wealth
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:22
New International Version
22 The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)
Proverbs 28:25
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit broad soul
- Proverbs 28:25 Lit be made fat
Proverbs 28:25
New International Version
Proverbs 29:4
New American Standard Bible
4 The (A)king gives stability to the land by justice,
But a person who takes bribes ruins it.
Proverbs 29:4
New International Version
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