Proverbs 3:9-10
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9 Honor the Lord with your substance
and with the first fruits of all your produce;(A)
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Lexham English Bible
9 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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:9 Or “wealth, property”
Proverbs 8:12-21
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12 I, wisdom, live with prudence,
and I attain knowledge and discretion.(A)
13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.(B)
14 I have good advice and sound wisdom;
I have insight; I have strength.(C)
15 By me kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;(D)
16 by me rulers rule,
and nobles, all who govern rightly.
17 I love those who love me,
and those who seek me diligently find me.(E)
18 Riches and honor are with me,
enduring wealth and prosperity.(F)
19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
and my yield than choice silver.(G)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 endowing with wealth those who love me
and filling their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:12-21
Lexham English Bible
12 I, wisdom, live with prudence,
and I find knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of Yahweh is hatred of evil,
pride, and arrogance and an evil way.
And I hate a mouth of perversity.
14 Advice and sound judgment[a] are mine;
I am understanding, strength is mine.[b]
15 By me kings reign,
and rulers decree righteousness.
16 By me rulers rule,
and nobles—all judges of righteousness.
17 I love those who love me,[c]
and those who seek me diligently shall find me.
18 Fortune and glory are with me,
enduring wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold,[d] even refined gold,
and my yield than choice silver.
20 In the way of righteousness I walk,
in the midst of paths of justice,
21 in order to endow those who love me with wealth,
and I will fill their treasuries.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:14 Literally “To/for me are advice and sound judgment”
- Proverbs 8:14 Literally “to/for me is strength”
- Proverbs 8:17 Literally “her lovers”
- Proverbs 8:19 Literally “fine gold”
Proverbs 10:4
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4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.(A)
Proverbs 10:4
Lexham English Bible
4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent enriches.
Proverbs 11:24-25
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24 Some give freely yet grow all the richer;
others withhold what is due and only suffer want.(A)
25 A generous person will be enriched,
and one who gives water will get water.(B)
Proverbs 11:24-25
Lexham English Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:24 Literally “adding more”
- Proverbs 11:24 Literally “from what is right”
Proverbs 11:28
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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)
Footnotes
- 11.28 Cn: Heb fall
Proverbs 11:28
Lexham English Bible
28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall,
but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.
Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 12:11
Lexham English Bible
11 He who works his land will have plenty of food,
but he who follows worthless things lacks sense.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 Literally “heart”
Proverbs 12:14
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14 From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things,
and manual labor has its reward.(A)
Proverbs 12:14
Lexham English Bible
14 From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good,
and the reward of a man’s labor[a] will return to him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:14 Literally “the hands of a man”
Proverbs 12:27
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Proverbs 12:27
Lexham English Bible
27 The lazy will not roast his game,
but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing,
while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.(A)
Proverbs 13:4
Lexham English Bible
4 The soul[a] of the lazy craves, but there is nothing,
but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:4 Or “life”
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)
Footnotes
- 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity
Proverbs 13:11
Lexham English Bible
11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
- Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”
Proverbs 13:22
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22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 13:22
Lexham English Bible
22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”
Proverbs 13:25
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25 The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite,
but the belly of the wicked is empty.(A)
Proverbs 13:25
Lexham English Bible
25 The righteous eats to satisfy his life,[a]
but the belly of the wicked will lack.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:25 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
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