Proverbs 11:4
New International Version
Proverbs 11:4
New Living Translation
4 Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
but right living can save you from death.
Proverbs 11:16-18
New International Version
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)
Proverbs 11:16-18
New Living Translation
16 A gracious woman gains respect,
but ruthless men gain only wealth.
17 Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.
18 Evil people get rich for the moment,
but the reward of the godly will last.
Proverbs 11:28
New International Version
Proverbs 11:28
New Living Translation
28 Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 13:11
New International Version
11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11
New Living Translation
11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.
Proverbs 15:16
New International Version
16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.(A)
Proverbs 15:16
New Living Translation
16 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.
Proverbs 15:27
New International Version
27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
New Living Translation
27 Greed brings grief to the whole family,
but those who hate bribes will live.
Proverbs 17:8
New International Version
8 A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it;
they think success will come at every turn.(A)
Proverbs 17:8
New Living Translation
8 A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!
Proverbs 20:17
New International Version
Proverbs 20:17
New Living Translation
17 Stolen bread tastes sweet,
but it turns to gravel in the mouth.
Proverbs 20:21
New International Version
21 An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 20:21
New Living Translation
21 An inheritance obtained too early in life
is not a blessing in the end.
Proverbs 21:5-7
New International Version
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away,(C)
for they refuse to do what is right.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 21:5-7
New Living Translation
5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
6 Wealth created by a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.[a]
7 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away,
because they refuse to do what is just.
Footnotes
- 21:6 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads mist for those who seek death.
Proverbs 21:14
New International Version
14 A gift given in secret soothes anger,
and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.(A)
Proverbs 21:14
New Living Translation
14 A secret gift calms anger;
a bribe under the table pacifies fury.
Proverbs 28:6
New International Version
6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
New Living Translation
6 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and rich.
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