Proverbs 3:9-10
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9 (A)Honor the Lord from your wealth
And from the (B)first of all your produce;
10 So your (C)barns will be filled with plenty
And your (D)vats will overflow with new wine.
Proverbs 8:12-21
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12 “I, wisdom, (A)dwell with prudence,
And I find (B)knowledge and discretion.
13 “The (C)fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(D)Pride and arrogance and (E)the evil way
And the (F)perverted mouth, I hate.
14 “(G)Counsel is mine and (H)sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (I)power is mine.
15 “By me (J)kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 “By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
17 “I (K)love those who love me;
And (L)those who diligently seek me will find me.
18 “(M)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring (N)wealth and righteousness.
19 “My fruit is (O)better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield better than (P)choicest silver.
20 “I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may (Q)fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 10:4
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4 Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the (A)hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 11:24-25
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24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
25 The [a](A)generous man will be [b]prosperous,
And he who (B)waters will himself be watered.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:25 Lit soul of blessing
- Proverbs 11:25 Lit made fat
Proverbs 11:28
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Proverbs 12:11
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11 He (A)who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks [a]sense.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit heart
Proverbs 12:14
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14 A man will be (A)satisfied with good by the fruit of his [a]words,
And the (B)deeds of a man’s hands will return to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:14 Lit mouth
Proverbs 12:27
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Lit slackness
- Proverbs 12:27 Or catch
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Proverbs 13:11
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Lit vanity
- Proverbs 13:11 Or gradually; lit on the hand
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good man (A)leaves an inheritance to his [a]children’s children,
And the (B)wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons
Proverbs 13:25
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25 The (A)righteous [a]has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the (B)wicked is in need.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:25 Lit eats to the satisfaction of his soul
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