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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.

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Honor the Lord with your substance
    and with the first fruits of all your produce;
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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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.

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12 I, wisdom, dwell in prudence,[a]
    and I find knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and perverted speech I hate.
14 I have counsel and sound wisdom,
    I have insight, I have strength.
15 By me kings reign,
    and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
    and nobles govern[b] the earth.
17 I love those who love me,
    and those who seek me diligently find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me,
    enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
    and my yield than choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the paths of justice,
21 endowing with wealth those who love me,
    and filling their treasuries.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:12 Heb obscure
  2. Proverbs 8:16 Gk: Heb all the governors of

A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.(A)

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A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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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)

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24 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 A liberal man will be enriched,
    and one who waters will himself be watered.

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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)

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  1. 11.28 Cn: Heb fall

28 He who trusts in his riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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  1. Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall

11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
    but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(A)

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11 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
    but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense.

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14 From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things,
    and manual labor has its reward.(A)

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14 From the fruit of his words a man is satisfied with good,
    and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.

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27 The lazy do not roast[a] their game,
    but the diligent obtain precious wealth.[b]

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  1. 12.27 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 12.27 Meaning of Heb uncertain

27 A slothful man will not catch his prey,[a]
    but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 12:27 Cn Compare Gk Syr: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  2. Proverbs 12:27 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing,
    while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.(A)

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The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

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11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but those who gather little by little will increase it.(A)

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  1. 13.11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

11 Wealth hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)

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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.

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25 The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite,
    but the belly of the wicked is empty.(A)

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25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
    but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

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