Proverbs 3:9-10
New International Version
Proverbs 3:9-10
Common English Bible
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
New International Version
Proverbs 10:2-4
Common English Bible
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
New International Version
Proverbs 10:15
Common English Bible
15 The riches of the wealthy are their strong city;
the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 10:22
New International Version
Proverbs 10:22
Common English Bible
22 The Lord’s blessing makes a person rich,
and no trouble is added to it.
Proverbs 11:4
New International Version
Proverbs 11:4
Common English Bible
4 Riches don’t help in the day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.
Proverbs 11:25
New International Version
Proverbs 11:25
Common English Bible
25 Generous persons will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:28
New International Version
Proverbs 11:28
Common English Bible
28 Those who trust in their wealth will wither,
but the righteous will thrive like leafy trees.
Proverbs 13:7-8
New International Version
7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;(A)
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.(B)
8 A person’s riches may ransom their life,
but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.(C)
Proverbs 13:7-8
Common English Bible
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
New International Version
11 Dishonest money dwindles away,(A)
but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11
Common English Bible
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
New International Version
22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 13:22
Common English Bible
22 Good people leave their grandchildren an inheritance,
but the wealth of sinners is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:20
New International Version
20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
Common English Bible
20 Even their neighbors hate the poor,
but many love the wealthy.
Proverbs 14:24
New International Version
24 The wealth of the wise is their crown,
but the folly of fools yields folly.(A)
Proverbs 14:24
Common English Bible
24 Wealth is the crown of the wise,
and the folly of fools is folly.
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