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Proverbs 13:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 13:10-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
but wisdom is with those who take advice.(A)
11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.(B)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Footnotes
- 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 13:10-12
New International Version
Proverbs 13:10-12
New International Version
10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.(A)
11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(B)
but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.(C)
Proverbs 13:10-12
King James Version
Proverbs 13:10-12
King James Version
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
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