The house of the righteous hath much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is [a]trouble.

The lips of the wise do spread abroad knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doth not so.

The [b]sacrifice of the wicked is abomination unto the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable unto him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:6 For though they have much, yet it is full of trouble and care.
  2. Proverbs 15:8 That thing is abominable before God, which the wicked think to be most excellent, and whereby they think most to be accepted.

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