Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with (A)the firstfruits of all your produce;
10 then your (B)barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with the first[a] of all your produce,
10 so your barns will be filled with abundance,
    and your vats will burst open with new wine.

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  1. Proverbs 3:9 Or best

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

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Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
The Lord won’t cause the righteous to hunger,
    but he will reject what the wicked crave.

Lazy hands bring poverty,
    but hard-working hands lead to wealth.

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

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15 The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth,
    but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.

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

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

22 The blessing of the Lord establishes wealth,
    and difficulty does not accompany it.

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

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

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Wealth won’t help in the time of judgment,[a]
    but righteousness will deliver from death.

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  1. Proverbs 11:4 Lit. the day of wrath

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

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25 (A)Whoever brings blessing (B)will be enriched,
    and (C)one who waters will himself be watered.

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25 A generous person will prosper,
    and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.

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

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28 Whoever (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will (B)flourish like a green leaf.

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28 The person who trusts in his wealth will fall,
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

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

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(A)One pretends to be rich,[a] yet has nothing;
    (B)another pretends to be poor,[b] yet has great wealth.
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth,
    but a poor man (C)hears no threat.

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  1. Proverbs 13:7 Or One makes himself rich
  2. Proverbs 13:7 Or another makes himself poor

One person pretends to be wealthy, but has nothing;
    another pretends to be poor, yet is rich.
The life of a wealthy man may be held for ransom,
    but whoever is poor receives no threats.

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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 (A)Wealth gained hastily[a] will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud

11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 The Heb. lacks his prosperity

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

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