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Proverbs 10:4
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4 Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.(A)

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Proverbs 10:4
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4 Lazy hands make for poverty,(A)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.(B)

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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)

6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist,[a] a pursuit of death.[b][c](B)

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  1. 21:6 Or a breath blown away
  2. 21:6 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read a snare of death
  3. 21:6 Lit is vanity, ones seeking death
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.

6 A fortune made by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
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