Proverbs 3:9-10
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9 Honor the Lord with your substance
and with the first fruits of all your produce;
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.
Proverbs 8:12-21
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12 I, wisdom, dwell in prudence,[a]
and I find knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.
14 I have counsel and sound wisdom,
I have insight, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
and nobles govern[b] the earth.
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me,
enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
and my yield than choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
in the paths of justice,
21 endowing with wealth those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:12 Heb obscure
- Proverbs 8:16 Gk: Heb all the governors of
Proverbs 10:4
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4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 11:24-25
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24 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 A liberal man will be enriched,
and one who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 11:28
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28 He who trusts in his riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall
Proverbs 12:11
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11 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense.
Proverbs 12:14
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14 From the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good,
and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.
Proverbs 12:27
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Cn Compare Gk Syr: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Proverbs 12:27 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but he who gathers little by little will increase it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:25
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25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk tends only to want.
Proverbs 15:6
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6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
Proverbs 15:16
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16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble with it.
Proverbs 16:6-7
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6 By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.
7 When a man’s ways please the Lord,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:26
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26 A worker’s appetite works for him;
his mouth urges him on.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A slave who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
Proverbs 20:13
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13 Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Proverbs 22:4
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4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord
is riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 24:27
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27 Prepare your work outside,
get everything ready for you in the field;
and after that build your house.
Proverbs 27:18
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18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who guards his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not last for ever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 When the grass is gone, and the new growth appears,
and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,
26 the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field;
27 there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and maintenance for your maidens.
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