Proverbs 3:9-10
Legacy Standard Bible
9 (A)Honor Yahweh from your wealth
And from the (B)first of all your produce;
10 So your (C)barns will be filled with plenty
And your (D)vats will burst with new wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits from your entire harvest.
10 Then your barns will be filled to capacity,
and your wine vats will overflow with fresh wine.
Proverbs 10:15
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Proverbs 10:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city.
Poverty is the ruin of poor people.
Proverbs 11:4
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Proverbs 11:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Riches are of no help on the day of fury,
but righteousness saves from death.
Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 11:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 Whoever trusts his wealth will fall,
but righteous people will flourish like green plants.
Proverbs 13:8
Legacy Standard Bible
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
Proverbs 13:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A man’s riches may ransom his life,
but a poor man does not hear a threat.
Proverbs 14:20
Legacy Standard Bible
20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 14:20
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,
but those who love a rich person are many.
Proverbs 14:24
Legacy Standard Bible
24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the folly of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 Their wealth is a crown for the wise,
but the stupidity of fools is just stupidity.
Proverbs 15:16-17
Legacy Standard Bible
16 (A)Better is a little with the [a]fear of Yahweh
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
17 (B)Better is a [b]dish of [c]vegetables where there is love
Than a (C)fattened ox and hatred in it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence
- Proverbs 15:17 Or portion
- Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs
Proverbs 15:16-17
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great wealth with turmoil.
17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 17:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 He who mocks the (A)poor reproaches his Maker;
He who is (B)glad at disaster will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 Whoever mocks a poor person insults his Maker.
A person who rejoices over calamity will not escape.
Proverbs 17:16
Legacy Standard Bible
16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to (A)acquire wisdom,
When [a]he has no heart of wisdom?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart
Proverbs 17:16
Evangelical Heritage Version
16 Why hand a fool money to buy wisdom,
since he has no aptitude for using it?
Proverbs 18:11
Legacy Standard Bible
11 A (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own delusion.
Proverbs 18:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city.
In his imagination it is like a high wall.
Proverbs 18:23
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 18:23
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 A poor man pleads for mercy,
but a rich man answers harshly.
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