Proverbs 10:22-24

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²²The Lord’s blessing is our greatest wealth. All our work adds nothing to it!^[a]

²³A fool’s fun is being bad; a wise man’s fun is being wise!

²⁴The wicked man’s fears will all come true and so will the good man’s hopes.

Proverbs 10:22 All our work adds nothing to it, or “And he adds no sorrow therewith.”

Proverbs 10:22-24

New International Version

²²The blessing of the Lord^(A) brings wealth,^(B)
without painful toil for it.^(C)

²³A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,^(D)
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

²⁴What the wicked dread^(E) will overtake them;^(F)
what the righteous desire will be granted.^(G)

²²The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

²³It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

²⁴The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

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