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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.

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(A)Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
10 (B)So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

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15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
    The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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15 The (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

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(A)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But (B)righteousness delivers from death.

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28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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28 (A)He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like foliage.

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The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
    but the poor hear no threats.

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The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
But the poor does not hear rebuke.

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20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
    but the rich person has many friends.

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20 (A)The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,
But [a]the rich has many (B)friends.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:20 Lit. many are the lovers of the rich

24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
    but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

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24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is folly.

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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.

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16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than great treasure with trouble.
17 (B)Better is a dinner of [a]herbs where love is,
Than a fatted calf with hatred.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
    He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

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(A)He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker;
(B)He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.

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16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
    since he has no understanding?

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16 Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,
Since he has no heart for it?

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11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
    like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

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11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.

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23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

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23 The poor man uses entreaties,
But the rich answers (A)roughly.

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