Proverbs 11:6
New Living Translation
6 The godliness of good people rescues them;
the ambition of treacherous people traps them.
Proverbs 11:6
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6 The good man’s goodness delivers him; the evil man’s treachery is his undoing.
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Proverbs 12:12
New Living Translation
12 Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot,
but the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit.
Proverbs 12:12
Living Bible
12 Crooks are jealous of each other’s loot, while good men long to help each other.
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Proverbs 20:21
New Living Translation
21 An inheritance obtained too early in life
is not a blessing in the end.
Proverbs 21:5
New Living Translation
5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5
Living Bible
5 Steady plodding brings prosperity; hasty speculation brings poverty.
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Proverbs 21:20
New Living Translation
20 The wise have wealth and luxury,
but fools spend whatever they get.
Proverbs 21:20
Living Bible
20 The wise man saves for the future,[a] but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.
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- Proverbs 21:20 The wise man saves for the future, literally, “There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise.”
Proverbs 21:20
New Living Translation
20 The wise have wealth and luxury,
but fools spend whatever they get.
Proverbs 21:20
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20 The wise man saves for the future,[a] but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.
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- Proverbs 21:20 The wise man saves for the future, literally, “There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise.”
Proverbs 23:4
New Living Translation
4 Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit.
Proverbs 23:4-5
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4-5 Don’t weary yourself trying to get rich. Why waste your time? For riches can disappear as though they had the wings of a bird!
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Proverbs 27:20
New Living Translation
20 Just as Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,
so human desire is never satisfied.
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- 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.
Proverbs 27:20
Living Bible
20 Ambition[a] and death are alike in this: neither is ever satisfied.
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- Proverbs 27:20 Ambition, literally, “A man’s eyes.” Possibly the reference is to lust.
Proverbs 27:20
New Living Translation
20 Just as Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,
so human desire is never satisfied.
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- 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.
Proverbs 27:20
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20 Ambition[a] and death are alike in this: neither is ever satisfied.
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- Proverbs 27:20 Ambition, literally, “A man’s eyes.” Possibly the reference is to lust.
Proverbs 28:20
New Living Translation
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
Proverbs 28:20
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20 The man who wants to do right will get a rich reward. But the man who wants to get rich quick will quickly fail.
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Proverbs 30:15-16
New Living Translation
15 The leech has two suckers
that cry out, “More, more!”[a]
There are three things that are never satisfied—
no, four that never say, “Enough!”:
16 the grave,[b]
the barren womb,
the thirsty desert,
the blazing fire.
Proverbs 30:15-16
Living Bible
15-16 There are two things never satisfied, like a leech forever craving more: no, three things! no, four! Hell, the barren womb, a barren desert, fire.
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