Proverbs 19:4
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Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many friends,
but the poor are left friendless.(A)
Proverbs 19:6-7
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6 Many seek the favor of a generous man,[a]
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives (A)gifts.
7 (B)All a poor man's brothers hate him;
(C)how much more do his friends go far from him!
He pursues them with words, but does not have them.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:6 Or of a noble
- Proverbs 19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew sentence is uncertain
Proverbs 19:6-7
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6 Many seek the favor of the generous,
and everyone is a friend to a giver of gifts.(A)
7 If the poor are hated even by their kin,
how much more are they shunned by their friends!
When they call after them, they are not there.[a](B)
Footnotes
- 19.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 22:2
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Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7
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7 (A)The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.(A)
Proverbs 23:4-5
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4 (A)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
(B)be discerning enough to desist.
5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
(C)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 23:4-5
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4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
be wise enough to desist.(A)
5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone,
for suddenly it takes wings to itself,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 27:7
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7 One who is full loathes (A)honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
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7 The sated appetite spurns honey,
but to a ravenous appetite even the bitter is sweet.(A)
Proverbs 28:6
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6 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is (C)crooked in his ways.
Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better to be poor and walk in integrity
than to be crooked in one’s ways even though rich.(A)
Proverbs 28:8
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8 Whoever multiplies his wealth (A)by interest and profit[a]
(B)gathers it for him who is (C)generous to the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor
Proverbs 28:8
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8 One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.(A)
Proverbs 28:11
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11 A rich man is wise in his (A)own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding (B)will find him out.
Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich is wise in self-esteem,
but an intelligent poor person sees through the pose.(A)
Proverbs 28:20-22
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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but whoever hastens to be rich (A)will not go unpunished.
21 To show (B)partiality is not good,
but for (C)a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
22 A (D)stingy man[a] (E)hastens after wealth
and does not know that (F)poverty will come upon him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil
Proverbs 28:20-22
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20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(A)
21 To show partiality is not good,
yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
and does not know that loss is sure to come.
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