Proverbs 19:4
Legacy Standard Bible
4 (A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 19:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but a poor person is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 19:6-7
Legacy Standard Bible
6 (A)Many will seek the favor of a noble man,
And everyone is a friend to a man who (B)gives gifts.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How much more do his (C)friends distance themselves from him!
He (D)pursues them with words, but they are no more.
Proverbs 19:6-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Many seek the goodwill of a ruler,
and everyone is a friend to a person who gives gifts.
7 A poor person’s brothers all hate him.
Even his friends keep their distance from him!
Though he pursues them with words, they are not there.
Proverbs 22:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 The rich and the poor meet together in this—
Yahweh is the (A)Maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 The (A)rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 A rich person rules over poor people,
and a borrower is a slave to a lender.
Proverbs 23:4-5
Legacy Standard Bible
4 (A)Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
(B)Because of your understanding, cease!
5 Do you make your eyes fly up to see it? But it is not there!
Because (C)it certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Proverbs 23:4-5
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Do not wear yourself out getting rich.
Have the good judgment to know when to stop.
5 Will your eyes get a glimpse of wealth before it is gone?
No, it will sprout wings for itself.
Like an eagle it will fly away into the sky.
Proverbs 27:7
Legacy Standard Bible
7 A satisfied soul tramples the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 A satisfied appetite refuses honey,
but to a hungry appetite, everything bitter tastes sweet.
Proverbs 28:6
Legacy Standard Bible
6 (A)Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked—[a]double dealing—though he be rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Lit two ways
Proverbs 28:6
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 Better a poor person who walks in his integrity
than a rich person who is hypocritical.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:6 Or twisted in his two ways
Proverbs 28:8
Legacy Standard Bible
8 He who increases his wealth by (A)interest and usury
Gathers it (B)for him who is gracious to the lowly.
Proverbs 28:8
Evangelical Heritage Version
8 A person who increases his wealth by piling up interest
gathers it for someone who is generous to the needy.
Proverbs 28:11
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:11 Or sees right through him
Proverbs 28:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 A wealthy person is wise in his own eyes,
but a needy person with understanding will expose him.
Proverbs 28:20-22
Legacy Standard Bible
20 A (A)faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who (B)makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To [a](C)show partiality is not good,
(D)Even for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 A man with an (E)evil eye (F)hurries after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face
Proverbs 28:20-22
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 A trustworthy person has many blessings,
but a person in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.
21 Showing favoritism is not good,
but a man may sin for a piece of bread.
22 A tightfisted person is in a hurry to get rich,
but he does not know that poverty is coming his way.
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