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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.

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Honor Jehovah with thy substance,
And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

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12 “I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling.
    Find out knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil.
    I hate pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth.
14 Counsel and sound knowledge are mine.
    I have understanding and power.
15 By me kings reign,
    and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule,
    nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.
17 I love those who love me.
    Those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 With me are riches, honor,
    enduring wealth, and prosperity.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
    my yield than choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the middle of the paths of justice,
21 that I may give wealth to those who love me.
    I fill their treasuries.

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12 I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling,
And find out [a]knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil:
Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,
And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and [b]sound knowledge:
I am understanding; I have might.
15 By me kings reign,
And princes decree justice.
16 By me [c]princes rule,
And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17 I love them that love me;
And those that seek me [d]diligently shall find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me;
Yea, [e]durable wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;
And my [f]revenue than choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice;
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,
And that I may fill their treasuries.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 8:12 Or, knowledge of witty inventions
  2. Proverbs 8:14 Or, effectual working
  3. Proverbs 8:16 Or, rulers
  4. Proverbs 8:17 Or, early
  5. Proverbs 8:18 Or, ancient
  6. Proverbs 8:19 Or, increase

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
    but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

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He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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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.

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24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;
And there is that withholdeth [a]more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat;
And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:24 Or, what is justly due

28 He who trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall;
But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread,
    but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

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11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after [a]vain persons is void of understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 12:11 Or, vain things

14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth.
    The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

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14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;
And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

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27 The slothful man doesn’t roast his game,
    but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

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27 [a]The slothful man [b]roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
But the precious substance of men [c]is to the diligent.

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  1. Proverbs 12:27 Hebrew slothfulness.
  2. Proverbs 12:27 Or, catcheth not his prey
  3. Proverbs 12:27 Or, is to be diligent

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing,
    but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
    but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

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11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth [a]by labor shall have increase.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Hebrew with the hand.

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

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22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

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25 The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul,
    but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

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25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;
But the belly of the wicked shall want.

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