Proverbs 28:25
He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.
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- Prov 15:18 : 18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.
- Prov 11:25 : 25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
- Prov 13:4 : 4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
- 1 Tim 6:6 : 6 But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:
- Prov 13:10 : 10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
- Ps 84:12 : 12 O Lord of armies, happy is the man whose hope is in you.
- Prov 10:12 : 12 Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
- Prov 15:30 : 30 The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.
- Prov 21:24 : 24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
- Prov 22:10 : 10 Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
- Prov 29:22 : 22 An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.
- Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.
- Isa 58:11 : 11 And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.
- Jer 17:7-8 : 7 A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.
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18 Pride goes before destruction, and a stiff spirit before a fall.
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24 The man of pride, lifted up in soul, is named high-hearted; he is acting in an outburst of pride.
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26 All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
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10 They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.
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4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
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27 Because his face is covered with fat, and his body has become thick;
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