Proverbs 28:19-20
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19 Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread,
but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.(A)
20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(B)
Proverbs 28:19-20
Revised Standard Version
19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:22
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22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
and does not know that loss is sure to come.
Proverbs 28:22
Revised Standard Version
22 A miserly man hastens after wealth,
and does not know that want will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:25
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25 The greedy person stirs up strife,
but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.(A)
Proverbs 28:25
Revised Standard Version
25 A greedy man stirs up strife,
but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
Proverbs 30:8-9
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8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that I need,(A)
9 lest I be full and deny you
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or I be poor and steal
and profane the name of my God.(B)
Proverbs 30:8-9
Revised Standard Version
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9 lest I be full, and deny thee,
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and profane the name of my God.
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