Proverbs 11:2-4

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Business may well be the most common human activity, so God cares deeply about how we conduct our business. Many proverbs address honesty in all forms of business—buying, selling, negotiating, transacting, and working. All of these depend on trust. Deceit in business causes many people to suffer. In fact, world economies and all our livelihoods depend in large measure on truthfulness, honesty, and fair dealings in the market.

²When pride comes, shame is not far behind,
    but wisdom accompanies those who are humble.
³The right-living are guided by integrity,
    but the crooked ways of the faithless will lead to ruin.
⁴Riches won’t matter on the day of wrath,
    but right living will rescue from death.

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Proverbs 11:2-4

New King James Version

²When pride comes, then comes ^(A)shame;
But with the humble is wisdom.

³The integrity of the upright will guide ^(B)them,
But the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
⁴^(C)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But ^(D)righteousness delivers from death.

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Proverbs 11:2-4

King James Version

²When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

³The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

⁴Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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Proverbs 11:2-4

New International Version

²When pride comes, then comes disgrace,^(A)
but with humility comes wisdom.^(B)

³The integrity of the upright guides them,
but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.^(C)

⁴Wealth^(D) is worthless in the day of wrath,^(E)
but righteousness delivers from death.^(F)

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Proverbs 11:2-4

English Standard Version

²^(A)When pride comes, then comes disgrace,
    but with ^(B)the humble is wisdom.
³^(C)The integrity of the upright guides them,
    ^(D)but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
⁴^(E)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    ^(F)but righteousness delivers from death.