19 (A)One who works his land will (B)have plenty of food,
But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A (C)faithful person will abound with blessings,
But one who (D)hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

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19 The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,(A)
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.(B)

20 A faithful man will have many blessings,(C)
but one in a hurry to get rich(D)
will not go unpunished.

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22 A person with an (A)evil eye (B)hurries after wealth
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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22 A greedy man[a] is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:22 Lit A man with an evil eye

25 An [a]arrogant person (A)stirs up strife,
But one 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

25 A greedy person provokes conflict,(A)
but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.(B)

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Keep deception and [a]lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the (A)food that is my portion,
So that I will not be (B)full and deny (C)You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And that I will not become (D)impoverished and steal,
And (E)profane the name of my God.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:8 Lit words of falsehood

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.(A)
Otherwise, I might have too much(B)
and deny You,(C) saying, “Who is the Lord?”(D)
or I might have nothing and steal,(E)
profaning[a] the name of my God.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 30:9 Lit grabbing