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

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(A)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    (B)but righteousness delivers 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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  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)A gracious woman gets honor,
    and (B)violent men get riches.
17 (C)A man who is kind benefits himself,
    but a cruel man hurts himself.
18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
    but one who (D)sows righteousness gets a sure 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 Whoever (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will (B)flourish like a green leaf.

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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 (A)Wealth gained hastily[a] will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud

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 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great treasure and trouble with it.

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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 Whoever is (A)greedy for unjust gain (B)troubles his own household,
    but he who hates (C)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)A bribe is like a magic[a] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
    wherever he turns he prospers.

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  1. Proverbs 17:8 Or precious

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

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17 (A)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but afterward his mouth will be full of (B)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 (A)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.

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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 (A)the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is (B)hasty comes (C)only to poverty.
(D)The getting of treasures by a lying tongue
    is a (E)fleeting (F)vapor and a (G)snare of death.[a]
The violence of the wicked will (H)sweep them away,
    because they refuse to do what is just.

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Latin; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death

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)A gift in secret averts anger,
    and a concealed bribe,[a] strong wrath.

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  1. Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew a bribe in the bosom

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

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(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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