OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 25

Proverbs 28:25

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One who is greedy stirs up strife;

but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

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Proverbs 28:22–28

22

A stingy man hurries after riches,

and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

23

One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor

than one who flatters with the tongue.

24

Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,”

is a partner with a destroyer.

25
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One who is greedy stirs up strife;

but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

26

One who trusts in himself is a fool;

but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

27

One who gives to the poor has no lack;

but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

28

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;

but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

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