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22 Like a ring of gold[a] in a pig’s snout
    is a beautiful woman without good sense.
23 The righteous desire only what is good;
    the expectation of the wicked ends in wrath.
24 One man gives lavishly and increases his wealth,
    while another is tight-fisted and ends up impoverished.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:22 Ring of gold: usually worn by women on their nose (see Gen 24:47; Ezek 16:20).
  2. Proverbs 11:24 Generosity brings greater blessings and prosperity (see Prov 3:9-10; Ps 112:9; Eccl 11:1-2; 2 Cor 6:9), while the one who is tight-fisted makes no friends and harms himself (see Prov 21:13).

22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
    is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
    but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

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