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(A)Honor Yahweh from your wealth
And from the (B)first of all your produce;
10 So your (C)barns will be filled with plenty
And your (D)vats will burst with new wine.

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 3:9 Or best

12 “I, wisdom, (A)dwell with prudence,
And I find (B)knowledge and discretion.
13 The (C)fear of Yahweh is to hate evil;
(D)Pride and arrogance and (E)the evil way
And the mouth of [a](F)perverted words, I hate.
14 (G)Counsel is mine and (H)sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (I)might is mine.
15 By me (J)kings reign,
And rulers mark out righteousness.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
17 I (K)love those who love me;
And (L)those who earnestly seek me will find me.
18 (M)Riches and glory are with me,
Enduring (N)wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is (O)better than fine gold, even pure gold,
And my produce better than (P)choice silver.
20 I walk in the path of righteousness,
In the midst of the pathways of justice,
21 To give those who love me an inheritance of wealth,
That I may (Q)fill their treasuries.

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  1. Proverbs 8:13 Lit perversities

The Way of Wisdom

12 “I, wisdom, am related to[a] prudence.
    I know how to be discreet.
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil.
    Pride, arrogance, an evil lifestyle,
        and perverted speech I despise.
14 Counsel belongs to me,
    along with sound judgment.
I am understanding.
    Power belongs to me.
15 Kings reign by me,
    and rulers dispense justice through me.
16 By me leaders rule, as do noble officials
    and all who govern justly.[b]
17 I love those who love me,
    and those who seek me will find me.
18 Wealth and honor accompany me,
    as do enduring wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold,
    better[c] than even refined gold,
        and my benefit surpasses the purest silver.
20 I walk on the way of righteousness,
    along paths that are just,
21 I bequeath wealth to those who love me,
    and I will fill their treasuries.”

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  1. Proverbs 8:12 Lit. wisdom, live with
  2. Proverbs 8:16 So MT; LXX reads and tyrants rule the earth
  3. Proverbs 8:19 The Heb. lacks better

Poor is he who works with a slack [a]hand,
But the (A)hand of the diligent makes rich.

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  1. Proverbs 10:4 Lit palm

Lazy hands bring poverty,
    but hard-working hands lead to wealth.

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24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.
25 The soul [a]that (A)blesses will be [b]enriched,
And he who (B)waters will himself be watered.

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  1. Proverbs 11:25 Lit of blessing
  2. Proverbs 11:25 Lit made fat

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.

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28 He who (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

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28 The person who trusts in his wealth will fall,
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

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11 He (A)who cultivates his land will be satisfied with bread,
But he who pursues empty things lacks a heart of wisdom.

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11 Whoever tills his soil will have a lot to eat,
    but anyone who pursues fantasies lacks sense.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart

14 A man will be (A)satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
And the good (B)deed of a man’s hands will return to him.

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14 By his fruitful speech a man can remain satisfied,
    and a man’s handiwork will reward him.

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27 A slack handed man does not [a]roast his prey,
But the wealth of a man is (A)precious for the diligent.

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  1. Proverbs 12:27 Or catch

27 The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted,
    but diligence is one’s most important possession.

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The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is enriched.

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The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing,
    but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.

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11 Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers [a]with his hand abounds.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or gradually

11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 The Heb. lacks his prosperity

22 A good man (A)leaves an inheritance to his [a]children’s children,
And the (B)wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons

22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
    but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

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25 The (A)righteous eats to the satisfaction of his soul,
But the stomach of the (B)wicked lacks.

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25 A righteous person eats to his heart’s content,
    but the stomach of the wicked remains hungry.

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