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22 Do they not err that devise evil?
    but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

23 In all labour there is profit:
    but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

24 The crown of the wise is their riches:
    but the foolishness of fools is folly.

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22 Do not those who plot evil go astray?(A)
    But those who plan what is good find[a] love and faithfulness.

23 All hard work brings a profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.

24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:22 Or show