Proverbs 3:9-10
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9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the first of all your crops.
10 Then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will burst with wine.
Proverbs 10:2-4
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2 The treasure of the wicked won’t profit them,
but righteousness rescues people from death.
3 The Lord doesn’t let the righteous starve,
but he rejects the desires of the wicked.
4 Laziness brings poverty;
hard work makes one rich.
Proverbs 10:15
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15 The riches of the wealthy are their strong city;
the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 10:22
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22 The Lord’s blessing makes a person rich,
and no trouble is added to it.
Proverbs 11:4
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4 Riches don’t help in the day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.
Proverbs 11:25
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25 Generous persons will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:28
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28 Those who trust in their wealth will wither,
but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees.
Proverbs 13:7-8
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7 Some pretend to be rich but have nothing,
while others pretend to be poor, but have great riches.
8 Wealth can ransom a person’s life,
but the poor don’t even receive threats.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Riches gotten quickly[a] will dwindle,
but those who acquire them gradually become wealthy.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 LXX; MT from meaninglessness
Proverbs 13:22
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22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,
but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:20
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20 Even their neighbors hate the poor,
but many love the wealthy.
Proverbs 14:24
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24 Wealth is the crown of the wise,
and the folly of fools is folly.
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