Proverbs 3:9-10
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9 Honor the Lord with your substance
and with the first fruits of all your produce;(A)
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Evangelical Heritage Version
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits from your entire harvest.
10 Then your barns will be filled to capacity,
and your wine vats will overflow with fresh wine.
Proverbs 10:2-4
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2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.(A)
4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.(B)
Proverbs 10:2-4
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Treasures gained by wickedness produce no profit,
but righteousness saves from death.
3 The Lord will not allow the righteous to starve,
but he frustrates the greed of the wicked.
4 Lazy hands produce poverty,
but hardworking hands bring riches.
Proverbs 10:15
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15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.(A)
Proverbs 10:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 A rich person’s wealth is his strong city.
Poverty is the ruin of poor people.
Proverbs 10:22
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22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and toil adds nothing to it.(A)
Proverbs 10:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 The blessing of the Lord makes a person wealthy,
and he adds no sorrow to it.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:22 Or hard work adds nothing to it or worry adds nothing to it
Proverbs 11:4
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4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.(A)
Proverbs 11:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 Riches are of no help on the day of fury,
but righteousness saves from death.
Proverbs 11:25
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25 A generous person will be enriched,
and one who gives water will get water.(A)
Proverbs 11:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 A person who spreads blessings will be enriched.
One who gives a refreshing drink will be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:28
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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)
Notas al pie
- 11.28 Cn: Heb fall
Proverbs 11:28
Evangelical Heritage Version
28 Whoever trusts his wealth will fall,
but righteous people will flourish like green plants.
Proverbs 13:7-8
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7 Some pretend to be rich yet have nothing;
others pretend to be poor yet have great wealth.(A)
8 Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
but a poor person pays no attention to a rebuke.
Proverbs 13:7-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
7 One person pretends to be rich but has nothing.
Another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.
8 A man’s riches may ransom his life,
but a poor man does not hear a threat.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)
Notas al pie
- 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 13:11
Evangelical Heritage Version
11 Wealth gained out of thin air[a] shrinks,
but wealth accumulated by steady work grows.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 13:11 Or dishonestly. A variant in the versions is too quickly.
Proverbs 13:22
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22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 13:22
Evangelical Heritage Version
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor are disliked even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 A poor person is hated even by his neighbor,
but those who love a rich person are many.
Proverbs 14:24
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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but folly is the garland[a] of fools.
Notas al pie
- 14.24 Cn: Heb is the folly
Proverbs 14:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 Their wealth is a crown for the wise,
but the stupidity of fools is just stupidity.
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