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Proverbs 1:18-19
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18 but they set an ambush to kill themselves;[a]
they attack their own lives.
19 Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly;(A)
it takes the lives of those who receive it.[b]

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  1. 1:18 Lit they ambush for their blood
  2. 1:19 Lit takes the life of its masters
Listen to Proverbs 1:18-19, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:27, Proverbs 21:26, Proverbs 22:1, Proverbs 25:16, Proverbs 27:20, Proverbs 28:6, Proverbs 28:8, Proverbs 28:22, Proverbs 28:25, Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 1:18-19
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18 but these men (A)lie in wait for their own blood;
    they (B)set an ambush for their own lives.
19 (C)Such are the ways of everyone who is (D)greedy for unjust gain;
    (E)it takes away the life of its possessors.

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Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.(A)

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Proverbs 15:16
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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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Proverbs 15:27
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27 The one who profits dishonestly(A) troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(B)

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Proverbs 15:27
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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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Proverbs 21:26
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26 He is filled with craving[a] all day long,
but the righteous give and don’t hold back.(A)

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  1. 21:26 Lit He craves a craving
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Proverbs 21:26
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26 All day long he craves and craves,
    but the righteous (A)gives and does not hold back.

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Proverbs 22:1
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22 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.(A)

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Proverbs 22:1
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22 (A)A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches,
    and favor is better than silver or gold.

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Proverbs 25:16
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16 If you find honey,(A) eat only what you need;
otherwise, you’ll get sick from it and vomit.(B)

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Proverbs 25:16
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16 If you have (A)found honey, eat (B)only enough for you,
    lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.

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Proverbs 27:20
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20 Sheol and Abaddon(A) are never satisfied,(B)
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.(C)

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Proverbs 27:20
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20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
    and (C)never satisfied are the eyes of man.

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Proverbs 28:6
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6 Better the poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than the rich one who distorts right and wrong.[a](B)

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  1. 28:6 Lit who twists two ways
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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.

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Proverbs 28:8
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8 Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest(A)
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.(B)

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor
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Proverbs 28:22
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22 A greedy one[a] is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.(A)

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  1. 28:22 Lit A man with an evil eye
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Proverbs 28:22
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22 A (A)stingy man[a] (B)hastens after wealth
    and does not know that (C)poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil
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Proverbs 28:25
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25 A greedy person stirs up conflict,(A)
but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.(B)

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Proverbs 28:25
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25 A greedy man (A)stirs up strife,
    but the one who trusts in the Lord will (B)be enriched.

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Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king brings stability to a land,(A)
but a person who demands “contributions”[a]
demolishes it.(B)

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  1. 29:4 The Hb word for contributions usually refers to offerings in worship.
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king (A)builds up the land,
    but he who exacts gifts[a] tears it down.

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  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily
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