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Honor the Lord with your substance,
    and with the first fruits of all your increase;
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your presses will burst out with new wine.

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Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new 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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Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,”
    when you have it with you.

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27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

28 Say not unto thy neighbor, “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give,” when thou hast it with thee.

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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.(A)

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27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

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24 There is one who scatters, yet increases;
    and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.

25 The generous soul will be made rich,
    and he who waters will be watered also himself.

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24 There is one that scattereth and yet prospereth; and there is another that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

25 The liberal soul shall prosper, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

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

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24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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26 He covets greedily all the day long,
    but the righteous gives and does not spare.

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26 he coveteth greedily all the day long, but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

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26 All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous(A) give without sparing.(B)

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26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

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He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed,
    for he gives of his bread to the poor.

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He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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Saying Nine

Do not eat the bread of him who has an evil eye,
    neither desire his delicacies;

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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats;

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Saying 9

Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
    do not crave his delicacies;(A)

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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

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14 Whoever boasts himself of a false gift
    is like clouds and wind without rain.

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14 Whoso boasteth himself of his gifts falsely is like clouds and wind without rain.

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14 Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of gifts never given.

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14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

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