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
International Standard Version
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 3:27-28
World English Bible
27 Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again;
tomorrow I will give it to you,”
when you have it by you.
Proverbs 3:27-28
International Standard Version
Wisdom in Action
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,
“Go, and come back.
I will pay you[a] tomorrow,”
when you have cash[b] with you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:28 Lit. it
- Proverbs 3:28 The Heb. lacks cash
Proverbs 11:24-25
World English Bible
24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more.
There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat.
He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 11:24-25
International Standard Version
24 Those who give freely gain even more;
others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
25 A generous person will prosper,
and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.
Proverbs 21:26
World English Bible
26 There are those who covet greedily all day long;
but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
Proverbs 21:26
International Standard Version
26 All day long he continues to crave,
while the righteous person gives without holding back.
Proverbs 22:9
World English Bible
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed;
for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
International Standard Version
9 Whoever is generous[a] will be blessed,
for he shares his food with the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Lit. A good eye
Proverbs 23:6
World English Bible
6 Don’t eat the food of him who has a stingy eye,
and don’t crave his delicacies:
Proverbs 23:6
International Standard Version
6 Don’t consume food provided by a miserly[a] person,
and don’t desire his delicacies,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:6 Lit. by the evil eyed
Proverbs 25:14
World English Bible
14 As clouds and wind without rain,
so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
Proverbs 25:14
International Standard Version
14 Like clouds and winds without rain
is the man who brags
about gifts he never gave.
Proverbs 25:21-22
World English Bible
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head,
and Yahweh will reward you.
Proverbs 25:21-22
International Standard Version
21 If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat;
and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.
22 For you’ll be piling burning coals of shame[a] on his head
and the Lord will reward you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:22 The Heb. lacks of shame
Proverbs 28:27
World English Bible
27 One who gives to the poor has no lack;
but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
Proverbs 28:27
International Standard Version
27 Whoever gives to the poor will never lack,
but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty[a] will be cursed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:27 The Heb. lacks to their poverty
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