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Through pride and presumption come nothing but strife,
But [skillful and godly] wisdom is with those who welcome [well-advised] counsel.
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Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
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Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance hastily gained [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 10:2

Treasures of wickedness and ill-gotten gains do not profit,
But righteousness and moral integrity in daily life rescues from death.

Job 15:28-29

And he has lived in desolate [God-forsaken] cities,
In houses which no one should inhabit,
Which were destined to become heaps [of ruins];

Job 20:15

“He swallows [his ill-gotten] riches,
But will vomit them up;
God will drive them out of his belly.

Job 20:19-22

“For he has oppressed and neglected the poor;
He has violently taken away houses which he did not build.

Job 27:16-17

“Though he heaps up silver like dust
And piles up clothing like clay,

Psalm 128:2

For you shall eat the fruit of [the labor of] your hands,
You will be happy and blessed and it will be well with you.

Proverbs 13:22-23

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.

Proverbs 27:23-27

Be diligent to know the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest)
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:22

He who has an evil and envious eye hurries to be rich
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

For when those riches are lost in bad investments and he becomes the father of a son, then there is nothing in his hand [for the support of the child].

Jeremiah 17:11

“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”

Habakkuk 2:6-7

“Will all these [victims of his greed] not take up a taunting song against him,
And in mocking derision against him
Say, ‘Woe (judgment is coming) to him who increases that which is not his—
How long [will he possess it]?
And [woe to him who] makes himself wealthy with loans.’

James 5:1-5

Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.

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