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
New Living Translation
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
10 Then he will fill your barns with grain,
and your vats will overflow with good wine.
Proverbs 10:2-4
World English Bible
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry,
but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverbs 10:2-4
New Living Translation
2 Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
but right living can save your life.
3 The Lord will not let the godly go hungry,
but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
4 Lazy people are soon poor;
hard workers get rich.
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
New Living Translation
15 The wealth of the rich is their fortress;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Proverbs 10:22
World English Bible
22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,
and he adds no trouble to it.
Proverbs 10:22
New Living Translation
22 The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 11:4
World English Bible
4 Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:4
New Living Translation
4 Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
but right living can save you from death.
Proverbs 11:25
World English Bible
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat.
He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 11:25
New Living Translation
25 The generous will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
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
New Living Translation
28 Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Proverbs 13:7-8
World English Bible
7 There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing.
There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
but the poor hear no threats.
Proverbs 13:7-8
New Living Translation
7 Some who are poor pretend to be rich;
others who are rich pretend to be poor.
8 The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened.
Proverbs 13:11
World English Bible
11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11
New Living Translation
11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time.
Proverbs 13:22
World English Bible
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:22
New Living Translation
22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.
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
New Living Translation
20 The poor are despised even by their neighbors,
while the rich have many “friends.”
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
New Living Translation
24 Wealth is a crown for the wise;
the effort of fools yields only foolishness.
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