Proverbs 20:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 1:10 : 10 Is there anything about which someone can say,“Look at this! It is new!”? It was already done long ago, before our time.
  • Hos 12:7-8 : 7 The Lord Refutes Israel’s False Claim of Innocence The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales. 8 Ephraim boasts,“I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful.”
  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.

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  • Eccl 5:10-11
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    10Covetousness The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.

    11When someone’s prosperity increases, those who consume it also increase; so what does its owner gain, except that he gets to see it with his eyes?

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

    8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

  • Ezek 7:12-13
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    12The time has come; the day has struck! The customer should not rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for divine wrath comes against their whole crowd.

    13The customer will no longer pay the seller while both parties are alive, for the vision against their whole crowd will not be revoked. Each person, for his iniquity, will fail to preserve his life.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    13Materialism Thwarts Enjoyment of Life Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

    14Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him.

  • Prov 25:14
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    14Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

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    19Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

  • Prov 20:13
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    13Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

  • Prov 14:23-24
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    23In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

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  • Prov 19:1-2
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    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

    2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

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    1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

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    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

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    6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

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    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

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    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Eccl 5:16
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    16This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?

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    31Let him not trust in what is worthless, deceiving himself; for worthlessness will be his reward.

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    21An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

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    15Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

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    14For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.

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    20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

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    16But as it is, you boast about your arrogant plans. All such boasting is evil.

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    17Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person, but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.

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    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

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    26People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

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    27It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.

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    6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.