Proverbs 1:18-19
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18 but these lay in wait for their own blood.
They lurk secretly for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain.
It takes away the life of its owners.
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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)
Footnotes
- 1.19 Gk: Heb are the ways
Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
than great treasure with trouble.
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.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
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27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house,
but he who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
but those who hate bribes will live.(A)
Proverbs 21:26
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26 There are those who covet greedily all day long;
but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
Proverbs 21:26
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Footnotes
- 21.26 Gk: Heb all day long one covets covetously
Proverbs 22:1
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22 A good name is more desirable than great riches,
and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
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.(A)
Proverbs 25:16
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16 Have you found honey?
Eat as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you eat too much, 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)
Proverbs 27:20
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20 Sheol[a] and Abaddon are never satisfied;
and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
Footnotes
- 27:20 Sheol is the place of the dead.
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20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and human eyes are never satisfied.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
Proverbs 28:8
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8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest
gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
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8 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.(A)
Proverbs 28:22
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22 A stingy man hurries after riches,
and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
Proverbs 28:22
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22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
and does not know that loss is sure to come.
Proverbs 28:25
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25 One who is greedy stirs up strife;
but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.
Proverbs 28:25
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25 The greedy person stirs up strife,
but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.(A)
Proverbs 29:4
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4 The king by justice makes the land stable,
but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king gives stability to the land,
but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it.
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