(A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
    than a rich man who is (C)crooked in his ways.

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Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity
    than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.

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Whoever multiplies his wealth (A)by interest and profit[a]
    (B)gathers it for him who is (C)generous to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor

He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury
    gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.

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11 A rich man is wise in his (A)own eyes,
    but a poor man who has understanding (B)will find him out.

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11 A man of wealth is wise in his own eyes,
    but the intelligent poor sees through him.

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16 A ruler who (A)lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
    but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

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16 A ruler who lacks understanding is[a] a cruel oppressor,
    but those who hate unjust gain will have long[b] days.

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  1. Proverbs 28:16 Hebrew “and”
  2. Proverbs 28:16 Or “prolong”

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but whoever hastens to be rich (A)will not go unpunished.

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20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
    but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.

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22 A (A)stingy man[a] (B)hastens after wealth
    and does not know that (C)poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil

22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye,[a]
    but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Literally “a man of evil of eye”

27 Whoever (A)gives to the poor will not want,
    but he who (B)hides his eyes will get many a curse.

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27 For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking,
    but for he[a] who turns his eyes, there are many curses.

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  1. Proverbs 28:27 Hebrew “those”