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Proverbs 14:22-24
Good News Translation
Proverbs 14:22-24
Good News Translation
22 You will earn the trust and respect of others if you work for good; if you work for evil, you are making a mistake.
23 Work and you will earn a living; if you sit around talking you will be poor.
24 Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools are known by[a] their foolishness.
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- Proverbs 14:24 Probable text are known by; Hebrew unclear.
Proverbs 14:22-24
New International Version
Proverbs 14:22-24
New International Version
22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.
23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:22 Or show
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