Proverbs 11
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Proverbs 11:16-19

16A 1graciousH2580 womanH802 attainsH8551 honorH3519, And ruthlessH6184 menH6184 attainH8551 richesH6239.17The 2mercifulH2617 manH376 doesH1580 3himselfH5315 goodH2617, But the cruelH394 manH394 4doesH5916 himselfH7607 harmH5916.18The wickedH7563 earnsH6213 deceptiveH8267 wagesH7938, But he who 5sowsH2232 righteousnessH6666 gets a trueH571 rewardH7938.19He whoH3653 is steadfastH3653 in 6righteousnessH6666 will attain to lifeH2425, And 7he who pursuesH7291 evilH7463 will bring about his own deathH4194.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 11:16 Prov 31:28, 30 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 11:17 Matt 5:7; 25:34-36 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 11:17 Lit good to his own soul ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 11:17 Lit troubles his flesh ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 11:18 Hos 10:12; Gal 6:8, 9; James 3:18 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 11:19 Prov 10:16; 12:28; 19:23 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 11:19 Prov 21:16; Rom 6:23; James 1:15 ↩

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