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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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Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with the first[a] of all your produce,
10 so your barns will be filled with abundance,
    and your vats will burst open with new wine.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:9 Or best

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
    but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
    but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

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Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
The Lord won’t cause the righteous to hunger,
    but he will reject what the wicked crave.

Lazy hands bring poverty,
    but hard-working hands lead to wealth.

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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 rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth,
    but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.

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22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,
    and he adds no trouble to it.

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22 The blessing of the Lord establishes wealth,
    and difficulty does not accompany it.

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

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Wealth won’t help in the time of judgment,[a]
    but righteousness will deliver from death.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:4 Lit. the day of wrath

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat.
    He who waters shall be watered also himself.

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25 A generous person will prosper,
    and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.

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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 The person who trusts in his wealth will fall,
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

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There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing.
    There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
    but the poor hear no threats.

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One person pretends to be wealthy, but has nothing;
    another pretends to be poor, yet is rich.
The life of a wealthy man may be held for ransom,
    but whoever is poor receives no threats.

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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 The Heb. lacks his prosperity

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
    but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

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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 The poor person is shunned by his neighbor,
    but many are the friends of the wealthy.

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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 wealth,
    but the stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity!

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