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18 They lie in wait for their own blood.
    They ambush their own lives.
19 Thus are the ways of all who are greedy for gain—
    it will take the life of its possessors.

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18 And these lay wait for their own blood;
They lurk privily for their own lives.
19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
    than great treasure and trouble with it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or “him”

16 Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah,
Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

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27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain,
    but he who hates bribes will live.

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27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
But he that hateth bribes shall live.

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26 All day[a] he craves a craving,
    but the righteous will give and not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Literally “All the day”

26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;
But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

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22 A reputation[a] is to be chosen rather than[b] great riches;
    favor is better than silver and gold.[c]

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  1. Proverbs 22:1 Literally “name”
  2. Proverbs 22:1 Literally “from”
  3. Proverbs 22:1 Literally “from silver and from gold, favor is better”

22 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,
And [a]loving favor rather than silver and gold.

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  1. Proverbs 22:1 Or, favor is better than etc.

16 If you find honey, eat what is sufficient for you,
    lest you have your fill of it and vomit it out.

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16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,
Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

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20 Sheol[a] and Abaddon[b] will not be satisfied,
    and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.

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  1. Proverbs 27:20 A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Poetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death.

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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Better to be poor and walking in one’s integrity
    than to be crooked of ways when one is rich.

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Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity,
Than he that is [a]perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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  1. Proverbs 28:6 Hebrew perverse of two ways.

He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury
    gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.

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He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase,
Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

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22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye,[a]
    but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

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  1. Proverbs 28:22 Literally “a man of evil of eye”

22 He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches,
And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

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25 The greedy person[a] will stir up strife,
    but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.

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  1. Proverbs 28:25 Literally “wide soul”

25 He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife;
But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

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By justice a king gives stability to a land,
    but a man of bribes will ruin it.

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The king by justice establisheth the land;
But [a]he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:4 Or, he that imposeth tribute. Hebrew a man of offerings.