Proverbs 22:4
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4 By humility and the fear of the Lord
are riches, and honor, and life.
Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
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16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches,
and he who gives to the rich, will surely come to want.
Proverbs 23:4-5
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Saying Eight
4 Do not labor to be rich;
cease from your own wisdom.
5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
Proverbs 28:11
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11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit,
but the poor who has understanding searches him out.
Proverbs 28:19-20
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19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows after vain things will have poverty enough.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but he who makes haste to be rich will not be innocent.
Proverbs 28:22
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22 He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye,
and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:25
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25 He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
but he who puts his trust in the Lord will prosper.
Proverbs 30:8-9
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8 Remove vanity and lies far from me—
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with food convenient for me;
9 lest I be full, and deny You,
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and take the name of my God in vain.
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