Proverbs 21:6; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:6; Proverbs 28:8; Proverbs 28:24

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Proverbs 21:6

6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.
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Proverbs 22:16

16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
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Proverbs 28:6

6 Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
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Proverbs 28:8

8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
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Proverbs 28:24

24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.
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