Proverbs 1:18-19
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18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood,
they set an ambush for their own lives.
19 Such are the ways of all who get gain by violence;
it takes away the life of its possessors.
Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 He who is greedy for unjust gain makes trouble for his household,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 21:26
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26 All day long the wicked covets,[a]
but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:26 Gk: Heb all day long he covets covetously
Proverbs 22:1
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22 A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
and favor is better than silver or gold.
Proverbs 25:16
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16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
lest you be sated with it and vomit it.
Proverbs 27:20
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20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.
Proverbs 28:8
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8 He who augments his wealth by interest and increase
gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:22
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22 A miserly man hastens after wealth,
and does not know that want will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:25
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25 A greedy man stirs up strife,
but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king gives stability to the land,
but one who exacts gifts ruins it.
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