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 3:9-10
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9-10 Honor the Lord by giving him the first part of all your income, and he will fill your barns with wheat and barley and overflow your wine vats with the finest wines.
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Proverbs 3:27-28
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27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
when it’s in your power to help them.
28 If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say,
“Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”
Proverbs 3:27-28
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27-28 Don’t withhold repayment of your debts. Don’t say “some other time,” if you can pay now.
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Proverbs 11:24-25
New Living Translation
24 Give freely and become more wealthy;
be stingy and lose everything.
25 The generous will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:24-25
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24-25 It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the liberal man shall be rich! By watering others, he waters himself.
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Proverbs 21:26
New Living Translation
26 Some people are always greedy for more,
but the godly love to give!
Proverbs 21:26
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25-26 The lazy man longs for many things, but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the godly love to give!
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Proverbs 22:9
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9 Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
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9 Happy is the generous man, the one who feeds the poor.
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Proverbs 23:6
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6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy;
don’t desire their delicacies.
Proverbs 23:6-8
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6-8 Don’t associate with evil men; don’t long for their favors and gifts. Their kindness is a trick; they want to use you as their pawn. The delicious food they serve will turn sour in your stomach, and you will vomit it and have to take back your words of appreciation for their “kindness.”
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Proverbs 25:14
New Living Translation
14 A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it
is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
Proverbs 25:14
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14 One who doesn’t give the gift he promised is like a cloud blowing over a desert without dropping any rain.
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Proverbs 25:21-22
New Living Translation
21 If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.
If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
22 You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads,
and the Lord will reward you.
Proverbs 25:21-22
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21-22 If your enemy is hungry, give him food! If he is thirsty, give him something to drink! This will make him feel ashamed of himself, and God will reward you.
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Proverbs 28:27
New Living Translation
27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.
Proverbs 28:27
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27 If you give to the poor, your needs will be supplied! But a curse upon those who close their eyes to poverty.
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