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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 28:6,8,11,16,20,22,27
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Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Proverbs 28:6
- Variant Count: 3 (20%)
Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.
He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
- Variant Count: 6 (26%)
Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.
Proverbs 28:11
- Variant Count: 12 (60%)
The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.
A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment, but he who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long life.
Proverbs 28:16
- Variant Count: 5 (29%)
A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:20
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.
Proverbs 28:22
- Variant Count: 5 (33%)
The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
Proverbs 28:27
- Variant Count: 7 (33%)
Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
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