Proverbs 3:9-10
World English Bible
9 Honor Yahweh with your substance,
with the first fruits of all your increase:
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Lexham English Bible
9 Honor Yahweh from your substance,[a]
and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,
10 and your barns shall be full of plenty,
and your vats shall burst with new wine.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 3:9 Or “wealth, property”
Proverbs 10:15
World English Bible
15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 10:15
Lexham English Bible
15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength;
the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 11:4
World English Bible
4 Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:4
Lexham English Bible
4 Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath,
but righteousness will deliver from death.
Proverbs 11:28
World English Bible
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Proverbs 11:28
Lexham English Bible
28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall,
but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.
Proverbs 13:8
World English Bible
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
but the poor hear no threats.
Proverbs 13:8
Lexham English Bible
8 The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth,
but the poor does not receive a threat.
Proverbs 14:20
World English Bible
20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
but the rich person has many friends.
Proverbs 14:20
Lexham English Bible
20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the lovers of the rich are many.
Proverbs 14:24
World English Bible
24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
Proverbs 14:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth;
the folly of fools is folly.
Proverbs 15:16-17
World English Bible
16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,
than a fattened calf with hatred.
Proverbs 15:16-17
Lexham English Bible
16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh
than great treasure and trouble with it.[a]
17 Better is a dinner of vegetables when[b] love is there
than a fattened ox and hatred with it.[c]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:16 Or “him”
- Proverbs 15:17 Hebrew “and”
- Proverbs 15:17 Or “him”
Proverbs 17:5
World English Bible
5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 17:5
Lexham English Bible
5 He who mocks the poor insults him who made him;
he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:16
World English Bible
16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
since he has no understanding?
Proverbs 17:16
Lexham English Bible
16 Why is this? A price in the hand of a fool,
in order to buy wisdom where[a] there is no sense.[b]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:16 Hebrew “and”
- Proverbs 17:16 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 18:11
World English Bible
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:11
Lexham English Bible
11 The wealth of the rich is his strong city,[a]
and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:11 Literally “a city of his strength”
Proverbs 18:23
World English Bible
23 The poor plead for mercy,
but the rich answer harshly.
Proverbs 18:23
Lexham English Bible
23 The poor may speak entreaties,
but the rich will answer roughly.
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