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Honor the Lord with your substance
    and with the first fruits of all your produce;
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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Honor the Lord with your wealth,
    with the firstfruits(A) of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled(B) to overflowing,
    and your vats will brim over with new wine.(C)

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Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value,(A)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(B)

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,(C)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(D)

Lazy hands make for poverty,(E)
    but diligent hands bring wealth.(F)

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15 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

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15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,(A)
    but poverty is the ruin of the poor.(B)

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22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it

22 The blessing of the Lord(A) brings wealth,(B)
    without painful toil for it.(C)

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Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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Wealth(A) is worthless in the day of wrath,(B)
    but righteousness delivers from death.(C)

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25 A liberal man will be enriched,
    and one who waters will himself be watered.

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25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

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28 He who trusts in his riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall

28 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(A)
    but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(B)

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One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
    but a poor man has no means of redemption.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:8 Cn: Heb does not hear rebuke

One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;(A)
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.(B)

A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(C)

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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
    but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    but the rich has many friends.

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20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
    but the rich have many friends.(A)

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24 The crown of the wise is their wisdom,[a]
    but folly is the garland[b] of fools.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:24 Cn Compare Gk: Heb riches
  2. Proverbs 14:24 Cn: Heb folly

24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.(A)

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In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
    but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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The house of the righteous contains great treasure,(A)
    but the income of the wicked brings ruin.(B)

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