(A)Honor the Lord from your wealth,
And from the (B)first of all your produce;
10 Then your (C)barns will be filled with plenty,
And your (D)vats will overflow with new wine.

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Honor the Lord with your possessions
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;(A)
10 then your barns will be completely filled,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.(B)

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15 The (A)rich person’s wealth is his [a]fortress,
The (B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 10:15 Lit strong city

15 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;(A)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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(A)Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath,
But (B)righteousness rescues from death.

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Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

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28 One who (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

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28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

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Riches are a ransom for a person’s life,(A)
but a poor person hears no threat.

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20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

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20 A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,(A)
but there are many who love the rich.(B)

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24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

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16 (A)Better is a little with [a]the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure, and turmoil with [b]the treasure.
17 (B)Better is a portion of [c]vegetables where there is love,
Than a (C)fattened ox served with hatred.

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  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence for
  2. Proverbs 15:16 Lit it
  3. Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs

16 Better a little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure with turmoil.(A)

17 Better a meal of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox(B) with hatred.(C)

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One who mocks the (A)poor taunts his Maker;
One who (B)rejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.

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The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,(A)
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.(B)

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16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to (A)buy wisdom,
When [a]he has no sense?

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  1. Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart

16 Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?(A)

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11 A (A)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

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11 The wealth of the rich is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.(A)

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23 A (A)poor person utters pleadings,
But a (B)rich person (C)answers defiantly.

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23 The poor person pleads,(A)
but the rich one answers roughly.(B)

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