Proverbs 22:4
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 On the heels of humility (the fear of the Lord)
are riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:7
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 A rich person rules poor people,
and a borrower is a slave to a lender.
Proverbs 22:16
GOD’S WORD Translation
16 Oppressing the poor for profit
⌞or⌟ giving to the rich
certainly leads to poverty.
Proverbs 23:4-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 Do not wear yourself out getting rich.
Be smart enough to stop.
5 Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone?
It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky.
Proverbs 28:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 A rich person is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor person with understanding sees right through him.
Proverbs 28:19-20
GOD’S WORD Translation
19 Whoever works his land will have plenty to eat.
Whoever chases unrealistic dreams will have plenty of nothing.
20 A trustworthy person has many blessings,
but anyone in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.
Proverbs 28:22
GOD’S WORD Translation
22 A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich,
not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.
Proverbs 28:25
GOD’S WORD Translation
25 A greedy person stirs up a fight,
but whoever trusts the Lord prospers.
Proverbs 30:8-9
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 Keep vanity and lies far away from me.
Don’t give me either poverty or riches.
Feed me ⌞only⌟ the food I need,
9 or I may feel satisfied and deny you
and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’
or I may become poor and steal
and give the name of my God a bad reputation.
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