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Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath,
    but righteousness will deliver from death.

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Riches don’t help in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness rescues from death.

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16 A woman of grace receives honor,
    but the ruthless gets wealth.
17 A person of kindness rewards himself,[a]
    but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
18 The wicked earns[b] deceptive gain,[c]
    but he who sows righteousness, a true reward.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:17 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
  2. Proverbs 11:18 Or “does, makes”
  3. Proverbs 11:18 Literally “gain of deception”
  4. Proverbs 11:18 Literally “a reward of truth”

16 A gracious woman gains honor;
    violent men gain only wealth.
17 Kind persons benefit themselves,
    but cruel people harm themselves.
18 The wicked earn false wages,
    but those who sow righteousness receive a true reward.

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28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall,
    but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.

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28 Those who trust in their wealth will wither,
    but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees.

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11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”

11 Riches gotten quickly[a] will dwindle,
    but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 LXX; MT from meaninglessness

16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
    than great treasure and trouble with it.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or “him”

16 Better a little with fear of the Lord
    than a great treasure with turmoil.

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27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain,
    but he who hates bribes will live.

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27 Those who acquire things unjustly gain trouble for their house,
    but those who hate bribes will live.

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The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner;[a]
    everywhere[b] he will turn, he will prosper.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 Or “master”
  2. Proverbs 17:8 Literally “to all which”

A bribe seems magical in the eyes of those who give it,
    granting success to all who use it.

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17 Bread gained by deceit is sweet for the man,
    but afterward, his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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17 Stolen bread is sweet,
    but afterward the mouth is full of gravel.

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21 An inheritance acquired hastily at the beginning[a]
    will not be blessed at its end.

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  1. Proverbs 20:21 Literally “at the first”

21 Inheritance gained quickly at first
    won’t bless later on.

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The plans of the diligent only lead to abundance,
    but all who are hasty, only to want.
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and seeker[a] of death.
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to do justice.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Hebrew “seekers”

The plans of the diligent end up in profit,
    but those who hurry end up with loss.
Those who gain treasure with lies
    are like a drifting fog, leading to death.
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,
    for they refuse to act with justice.

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14 A gift in secret[a] will avert anger,[b]
    and a concealed bribe,[c] strong wrath.

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  1. Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew “the secret”
  2. Proverbs 21:14 Literally “nostril”
  3. Proverbs 21:14 Literally “bribe in the bosom”

14 A secret gift calms anger,
    and a hidden bribe removes[a] furious wrath.

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  1. Proverbs 21:14 Heb lacks removes.

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

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Better to be poor and walk in innocence
    than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.

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