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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12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
    and I find knowledge and (A)discretion.
13 (B)The fear of the Lord is (C)hatred of evil.
(D)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and (E)perverted speech I hate.
14 I have (F)counsel and (G)sound wisdom;
    I have insight; (H)I have strength.
15 By me (I)kings reign,
    and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
    and nobles, all who govern justly.[a]
17 (J)I love those who love me,
    and (K)those who seek me diligently find me.
18 (L)Riches and honor are with me,
    (M)enduring wealth and (N)righteousness.
19 My fruit is (O)better than (P)gold, even fine gold,
    and my yield than (Q)choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the paths of justice,
21 granting an inheritance to those who love me,
    and filling their treasuries.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint govern the earth

A slack hand (A)causes poverty,
    (B)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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24 (A)One gives (B)freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 (C)Whoever brings blessing (D)will be enriched,
    and (E)one who waters will himself be watered.

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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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11 (A)Whoever works his land (B)will have plenty of bread,
    (C)but he who follows (D)worthless pursuits lacks sense.

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14 From the fruit of his mouth (A)a man is satisfied with good,
    (B)and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.

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27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
    but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth

(A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent (B)is richly supplied.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud

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

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25 (A)The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
    but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

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