Proverbs 28:19-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
19 Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread,
but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.(A)
20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(B)
Proverbs 28:19-20
Christian Standard Bible
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 person will have many blessings,(C)
but one in a hurry to get rich(D)
will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
and does not know that loss is sure to come.
Proverbs 28:22
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 28:22 Lit A man with an evil eye
Proverbs 28:25
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
25 The greedy person stirs up strife,
but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.(A)
Proverbs 28:25
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 30:8-9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that I need,(A)
9 lest I be full and deny you
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or I be poor and steal
and profane the name of my God.(B)
Proverbs 30:8-9
Christian Standard Bible
8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.(A)
9 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)
Footnotes
- 30:9 Lit grabbing
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