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Honor Yahweh from your substance,[a]
    and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,
10 and your barns shall be full of plenty,
    and your vats shall burst with new wine.

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  1. Proverbs 3:9 Or “wealth, property”

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 of wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
Yahweh will not cause a righteous person[a] to go hungry,
    but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.
A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent enriches.

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  1. Proverbs 10:3 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

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 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength;
    the ruin of the poor is 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 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich,
    and he does not increase sorrow with 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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Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath,
    but righteousness will deliver 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 person of blessing will be enriched,
    and he who gives water also will be refreshed.

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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 wealth is he who will fall,
    but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.

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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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There is one who acts rich but has nothing;[a]
    another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.
The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth,
    but the poor does not receive a threat.

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  1. Proverbs 13:7 Literally “there is no”

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 gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”

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

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22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
    and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”

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 lovers of the rich are many.

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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 wealth;
    the folly of fools is folly.

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

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