15 The (A)rich person’s wealth is his [a]fortress,
The (B)ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 10:15 Lit strong city

15 The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth,
    but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.

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24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in poverty.
25 A [a](A)generous person will be [b]prosperous,
And one who (B)gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty.
26 One who withholds grain, the (C)people will curse him,
But (D)blessing will be on the head of him who (E)sells it.

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  1. Proverbs 11:25 Lit soul 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.
26 People will curse whoever withholds grain,
    but blessing will come to whoever is selling.

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23 (A)Abundant food is in the uncultivated ground of the poor,
But [a]it is swept away by injustice.

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  1. Proverbs 13:23 Lit there is what is swept

23 The field of the poor may produce much food,
    but it can be swept away through injustice.

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25 The Lord will (A)tear down the house of the proud,
But He will (B)set the boundary of the (C)widow.

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25 The house of the proud the Lord will demolish,
    but he will protect the widow’s boundary line.

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One who mocks the (A)poor taunts his Maker;
One who (B)rejoices at disaster will not go unpunished.

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Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their maker,
    and whoever is happy about disaster
        will not go unpunished.

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(A)Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor person is separated from his friend.

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Wealth brings many friends,
    but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

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All the brothers of a poor person hate him;
How much more do his (A)friends abandon him!
He (B)pursues them with words, but they are [a]gone.

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  1. Proverbs 19:7 Lit not

All the relatives of a poor person shun him—
    how much more do his friends avoid him!
Though he runs after them pleading,
    they aren’t around.

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17 One who (A)is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his [a](B)good deed.

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  1. Proverbs 19:17 Or benefits

17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord
    the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.

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13 One who (A)shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor
Will also call out himself, and not be (B)answered.

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13 Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor
    will also cry himself, but he won’t be answered.

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One who [a]is (A)generous will be blessed,
Because he (B)gives some of his food to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit has a good eye

Whoever is generous[a] will be blessed,
    for he shares his food with the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit. A good eye

16 One (A)who oppresses the poor to make [a]more for himself,
Or gives to the rich, (B)will only come to poverty.

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  1. Proverbs 22:16 Lit much

16 Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself
    and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy
        will yield only loss.

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22 (A)Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Nor (B)crush the needy at the gate;
23 For the Lord will (C)plead their case
And [a]take the life of those who rob them.

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  1. Proverbs 22:23 Lit rob the soul

22 Don’t rob the poor person because he is poor,
    and don’t crush the helpless in court,[a]
23 for the Lord will plead their case
    and ruin the lives of those who ruin them.

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  1. Proverbs 22:22 Lit. gate