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Proverbs 10:4

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

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  1. Proverbs 10:2

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

  2. Proverbs 10:3

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

  3. Proverbs 10:5

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

  4. Proverbs 10:6

    Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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