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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
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20 A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
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21 To show partiality is not good; but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
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21 To show partiality is not good-- yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
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22 A miserly man hastens after wealth, and does not know that want will come upon him.
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22 A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.
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23 He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.
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23 He who rebukes a man will in the end gain more favor than he who has a flattering tongue.
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24 He who robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is the companion of a man who destroys.
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24 He who robs his father or mother and says, "It's not wrong"-- he is partner to him who destroys.
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25 A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
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25 A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
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26 He who trusts in his own mind is a fool; but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
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26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
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27 He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
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27 He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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