Proverbs 3:9-10
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9 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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:9 Or best
Proverbs 10:2-4
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2 Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth,
but righteousness delivers from death.
3 The Lord won’t cause the righteous to hunger,
but he will reject what the wicked crave.
4 Lazy hands bring poverty,
but hard-working hands lead to wealth.
Proverbs 10:15
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15 The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth,
but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
Proverbs 10:22
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22 The blessing of the Lord establishes wealth,
and difficulty does not accompany it.
Proverbs 11:4
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4 Wealth won’t help in the time of judgment,[a]
but righteousness will deliver from death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:4 Lit. the day of wrath
Proverbs 11:25
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25 A generous person will prosper,
and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.
Proverbs 11:28
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28 The person who trusts in his wealth will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.
Proverbs 13:7-8
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7 One person pretends to be wealthy, but has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet is rich.
8 The life of a wealthy man may be held for ransom,
but whoever is poor receives no threats.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 The Heb. lacks his prosperity
Proverbs 13:22
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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.
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor person is shunned by his neighbor,
but many are the friends of the wealthy.
Proverbs 14:24
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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the stupidity of fools is just that—stupidity!
Proverbs 15:6
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6 The righteous house is itself[a] a great treasure,
but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:6 The Heb. lacks itself
Proverbs 15:16-17
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On Contentment and Other Good Things of Life
16 Better is a little accompanied by fear of the Lord
than abundant wealth with turmoil.
17 A vegetarian meal[a] served with love is better
than a big, thick steak[b] with a plateful of[c] animosity.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:17 Lit. A meal of herbs
- Proverbs 15:17 Lit. a fattened ox
- Proverbs 15:17 The Heb. lacks a plateful of
Proverbs 16:20
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20 Whoever listens to a word of instruction prospers,
and anyone who trusts in the Lord is blessed.
Proverbs 18:11
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11 The wealth of a rich person is his fortified city;
in his own imagination, it is like a high wall.
Proverbs 19:4
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4 Wealth brings many friends,
but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning
will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity,
but all who are hasty will surely become poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Lit. by a lying tongue
- Proverbs 21:6 So MT; LXX reads is pursuing worthlessness into deadly snares
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