Add parallel Print Page Options

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.

Read full chapter

(A)Honor the Lord from your wealth,
And from the (B)first of all your produce;
10 Then your (C)barns will be filled with plenty,
And your (D)vats will overflow with new wine.

Read full chapter

15 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city.
    The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 10:15 Lit strong city

Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
    but righteousness delivers from death.

Read full chapter

(A)Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath,
But (B)righteousness rescues from death.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

28 One who (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

Read full chapter

The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
    but the poor hear no threats.

Read full chapter

The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

Read full chapter

20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor,
    but the rich person has many friends.

Read full chapter

20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

Read full chapter

24 The crown of the wise is their riches,
    but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

Read full chapter

24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.

Read full chapter

16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
    than great treasure with trouble.
17 Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is,
    than a fattened calf with hatred.

Read full chapter

16 (A)Better is a little with [a]the fear of the Lord
Than great treasure, and turmoil with [b]the treasure.
17 (B)Better is a portion of [c]vegetables where there is love,
Than a (C)fattened ox served with hatred.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:16 Or reverence for
  2. Proverbs 15:16 Lit it
  3. Proverbs 15:17 Or herbs

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
    He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Read full chapter

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

Read full chapter

16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom,
    since he has no understanding?

Read full chapter

16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to (A)buy wisdom,
When [a]he has no sense?

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:16 Lit there is no heart

11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
    like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

Read full chapter

11 A (A)rich person’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

Read full chapter

23 The poor plead for mercy,
    but the rich answer harshly.

Read full chapter

23 A (A)poor person utters pleadings,
But a (B)rich person (C)answers defiantly.

Read full chapter