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Proverbs 28:25

NETBible	The greedy person¹ stirs up dissension,² but the one who trusts³ in the Lord will prosper.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Pro 28:25	A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 28:25	An arrogant man stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 28:25	Greed causes fighting; trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 28:25	A grasping person stirs up trouble, but trust in GOD brings a sense of well-being.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 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.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 28:25	The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 28:25	He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered.
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KJV	He that is of a proud <07342> heart <05315> stirreth up <01624> (8762) strife <04066>_: but he that putteth his trust <0982> (8802) in the LORD <03068> shall be made fat <01878> (8792)_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 28:25	An arrogant <07342> man stirs <01624> up strife <04066> , But he who trusts <0982> in the LORD <03068> will prosper <01878> .
LXXM	(35:25) aplhstov {A-NSM} anhr <435> N-NSM krinei <2919> V-PAI-3S eikh <1500> ADV ov <3739> R-NSM de <1161> PRT pepoiyen <3982> V-RAI-3S epi <1909> PREP kurion <2962> N-ASM en <1722> PREP epimeleia <1958> N-DSF estai <1510> V-FMI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	The greedy <07342> person <05315> stirs up <01624> dissension <04066> , but the one who trusts <0982> in <05921> the Lord <03068> will prosper <01878> .
HEBREW	Nsdy <01878> hwhy <03068> le <05921> xjwbw <0982> Nwdm <04066> hrgy <01624> spn <05315> bxr (28:25) <07342>

NETBible

The greedy person¹ stirs up dissension,² but the one who trusts³ in the Lord will prosper.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “wide of soul.” This is an idiom meaning “a greedy person.” The term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, traditionally, “soul”) has here its more basic meaning of appetites (a person is a soul, a bundle of appetites; BDB 660 s.v. 5.a). It would mean “wide of appetite” (רְהַב־נֶפֶשׁ), thus “greedy.”

²sn Greed “stirs up” the strife. This individual’s attitude and actions stir up dissension because people do not long tolerate him.

³tn The construction uses the participle בּוֹטֵחַ (boteakh) followed by עַל־יְהוָה (’al-yÿhvah), which gives the sense of “relying confidently on the Lord.” This is the antithesis of the greedy person who pushes to get what he desires.

⁴tn The verb דָּשֵׁן (dashen) means “to be fat,” and in the Piel/Pual stems “to make fat/to be made fat” (cf. KJV, ASV). The idea of being “fat” was symbolic of health and prosperity – the one who trusts in the Lord will be abundantly prosperous and fully gratified (cf. NRSV “will be enriched”).