Honor the Lord with your wealth,
    with the firstfruits(A) of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled(B) to overflowing,
    and your vats will brim over with new wine.(C)

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Honor Yahweh from your substance,[a]
    and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,
10 and your barns shall be full of plenty,
    and your vats shall burst with new wine.

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  1. Proverbs 3:9 Or “wealth, property”

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.(A)

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27 Do not withhold good from its owner[a]
    when it is in the power of your hand to do.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Go and return and tomorrow I will give it,”
    when it is with you.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Or “lord”
  2. Proverbs 3:28 Literally “and there is with you”

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

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24 There is one who gives yet grows richer,[a]
    but he who withholds what is right[b] only finds need.
25 A person of blessing will be enriched,
    and he who gives water also will be refreshed.

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  1. Proverbs 11:24 Literally “adding more”
  2. Proverbs 11:24 Literally “from what is right”

26 All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous(A) give without sparing.(B)

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26 All day[a] he craves a craving,
    but the righteous will give and not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:26 Literally “All the day”

The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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He who is generous[a] will be blessed,
    for he gives to the poor from his own bread.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Literally “the generous of eye”

Saying 9

Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
    do not crave his delicacies;(A)

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Do not eat the bread of the stingy,[a]
    and do not desire his delicacies.

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  1. Proverbs 23:6 Literally “stingy of eye”

14 Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of gifts never given.

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14 Like clouds and wind when there is no rain,
    so too is a man who boasts in a gift of deception.

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21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat;
    if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals(A) on his head,
    and the Lord will reward you.(B)

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21 If your enemy is hungry, feed him bread,
    and if thirsty, let him drink water.
22 For coals of fire you will heap upon his head,
    and Yahweh will reward you.

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27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,(A)
    but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.(B)

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27 For he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking,
    but for he[a] who turns his eyes, there are many curses.

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  1. Proverbs 28:27 Hebrew “those”