Proverbs 11:6
New Century Version
6 Doing right brings freedom to honest people,
but those who are not trustworthy will be caught by their own desires.
Proverbs 12:12
New Century Version
12 The wicked want what other evil people have stolen,
but good people want to give what they have to others.
Proverbs 20:21
New Century Version
21 Wealth inherited quickly in the beginning
will do you no good in the end.
Proverbs 21:5
New Century Version
5 The plans of hard-working people earn a profit,
but those who act too quickly become poor.
Proverbs 21:20
New Century Version
20 Wise people’s houses are full of the best foods and olive oil,
but fools waste everything they have.
Proverbs 21:20
New Century Version
20 Wise people’s houses are full of the best foods and olive oil,
but fools waste everything they have.
Proverbs 23:4
New Century Version
4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;
be wise enough to control yourself.
Proverbs 27:20
New Century Version
20 People will never stop dying and being destroyed,
and they will never stop wanting more than they have.
Proverbs 27:20
New Century Version
20 People will never stop dying and being destroyed,
and they will never stop wanting more than they have.
Proverbs 28:20
New Century Version
20 A truthful person will have many blessings,
but those eager to get rich will be punished.
Proverbs 30:15-16
New Century Version
15 “Greed has two daughters
named ‘Give’ and ‘Give.’
There are three things that are never satisfied,
really four that never say, ‘I’ve had enough!’:
16 the cemetery, the childless mother,
the land that never gets enough rain,
and fire that never says, ‘I’ve had enough!’
The Holy Bible, New Century Version®. Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.