Wealth(A) is worthless in the day of wrath,(B)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(C)

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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 kindhearted woman gains honor,(A)
    but ruthless men gain only wealth.

17 Those who are kind benefit themselves,
    but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.

18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
    but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(B)

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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 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(A)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(B)

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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 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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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 a little with the fear of the Lord
    than great wealth with turmoil.(A)

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

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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
    but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)

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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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A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
    they think success will come at every turn.(A)

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(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 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet,(A)
    but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.(B)

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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 claimed too soon
    will not be blessed at the end.

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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 lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](B)

The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(C)
    for they refuse to do what is right.

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

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 given in secret soothes anger,
    and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)

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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 the poor whose walk is blameless
    than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)

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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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