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Proverbs 21:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold. "

Proverbs 21:26

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24 The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.

25 The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

26 There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

28 A false witness will perish. A man who listens speaks to eternity.

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Proverbs 21:1

"The king’s heart is in the LORD’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires."

Proverbs 21:2

"Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts."

Proverbs 21:3

"To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice."

Proverbs 21:4

"A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin."

Proverbs 21:5

"The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty."

Proverbs 21:6

"Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death."

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