Proverbs 10:15
GOD’S WORD Translation
15 The rich person’s wealth is ⌞his⌟ strong city.
Poverty ruins the poor.
Proverbs 11:24-26
GOD’S WORD Translation
24 One person spends freely and yet grows richer,
while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer.
25 A generous person will be made rich,
and whoever satisfies others will himself be satisfied.[a]
26 People will curse the one who hoards grain,
but a blessing will be upon the head of the one who sells it.
Footnotes
- 11:25 Or “and whoever gives someone a drink will also get a drink.”
Proverbs 13:23
GOD’S WORD Translation
23 When poor people are able to plow, there is much food,
but a person is swept away where there is no justice.
Proverbs 15:25
GOD’S WORD Translation
25 The Lord tears down the house of an arrogant person,
but he protects the property of widows.
Proverbs 17:5
GOD’S WORD Translation
5 Whoever makes fun of a poor person insults his maker.
Whoever is happy ⌞to see someone’s⌟ distress will not escape punishment.
Proverbs 19:4
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but a poor person is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:7
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 The entire family of a poor person hates him.
How much more do his friends keep their distance from him!
When he chases them with words, they are gone.
Proverbs 19:17
GOD’S WORD Translation
17 Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his good deed.
Proverbs 21:13
GOD’S WORD Translation
13 Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will call and not be answered.
Proverbs 22:9
GOD’S WORD Translation
9 Whoever is generous will be blessed
because he has shared his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 Oppressing the poor for profit
⌞or⌟ giving to the rich
certainly leads to poverty.
Proverbs 22:22-23
GOD’S WORD Translation
Living with Your Neighbor
22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,
23 because the Lord will plead their case
and will take the lives of those who rob them.
Proverbs 24:11-12
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 Rescue captives condemned to death,
and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.
12 When you say, “We didn’t know this,”
won’t the one who weighs hearts take note of it?
Won’t the one who guards your soul know it?
Won’t he pay back people for what they do?
Proverbs 28:3
GOD’S WORD Translation
3 A poor person who oppresses poorer people
is like a driving rain that leaves no food.
Proverbs 28:27
GOD’S WORD Translation
27 Whoever gives to the poor lacks nothing.
Whoever ignores the poor receives many curses.
Proverbs 31:8-9
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 “Speak out for the one who cannot speak,
for the rights of those who are doomed.
9 Speak out,
judge fairly,
and defend the rights of oppressed and needy people.”
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