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Proverbs 19:21-23
Good News Translation
Proverbs 19:21-23
Good News Translation
21 People may plan all kinds of things, but the Lord's will is going to be done.
22 It is a disgrace to be greedy;[a] poor people are better off than liars.
23 Obey the Lord and you will live a long life, content and safe from harm.
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- Proverbs 19:22 It … greedy; or Loyalty is what is desired in a person.
Proverbs 19:21-23
New International Version
Proverbs 19:21-23
New International Version
21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)
22 What a person desires is unfailing love[a];
better to be poor than a liar.
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.(B)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
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