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Proverbs 10:2–4

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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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From verse 2

  1. Proverbs 11:4Rank 1 from verse 2
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    4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

  2. Proverbs 12:28Rank 2 from verse 2
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    28In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  3. Proverbs 21:6Rank 3 from verse 2
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    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

  4. Psalms 49:6–10Rank 4 from verse 2
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    6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

    7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

    8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

    9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

    10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

  5. Ezekiel 7:19Rank 5 from verse 2
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    19They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 37:3Rank 1 from verse 3
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    3Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

  2. Matthew 6:30–33Rank 2 from verse 3
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    30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

    31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  3. Psalms 37:25Rank 3 from verse 3
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    25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

  4. Psalms 34:9–10Rank 4 from verse 3
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    9O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

    10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

  5. Psalms 33:19Rank 5 from verse 3
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    19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

From verse 4

  1. Proverbs 19:15Rank 1 from verse 4
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  2. Proverbs 20:4Rank 2 from verse 4
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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  3. Proverbs 13:4Rank 3 from verse 4
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    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  4. Proverbs 21:5Rank 4 from verse 4
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    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

  5. Proverbs 12:24Rank 5 from verse 4
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    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:2

COMBINED MEANING

profit

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Sense 1: Benefit or advantage. Sense 2: To benefit, improve, or advance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:3

COMBINED MEANING

suffer

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1. To permit, allow, let, or tolerate. 2. To endure, bear, experience, undergo, or be subjected to something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:4

COMBINED MEANING

slack

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Sense 1: Loose or not tense. Sense 2: Negligent or slow. Sense 3: As a verb, to loosen or make slow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

diligent

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Steady, earnest, and careful in effort; or performed with persistent, attentive care.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rich

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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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3The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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