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Honor Yahweh from your substance,[a]
    and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,
10 and your barns shall be full of plenty,
    and your vats shall burst with new wine.

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  1. Proverbs 3:9 Or “wealth, property”

Honor the Lord with your wealth
    and with (A)the firstfruits of all your produce;
10 then your (B)barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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Treasures of wickedness do not profit,
    but righteousness delivers from death.
Yahweh will not cause a righteous person[a] to go hungry,
    but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.
A slack hand causes poverty,
    but the hand of the diligent enriches.

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  1. Proverbs 10:3 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

(A)Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
    (B)but righteousness delivers from death.
(C)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,
    (D)but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
A slack hand (E)causes poverty,
    (F)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength;
    the ruin of the poor is their poverty.

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15 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

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22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich,
    and he does not increase sorrow with it.

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22 (A)The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
    and he adds no sorrow with it.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it

Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath,
    but righteousness will deliver from death.

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(A)Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
    (B)but righteousness delivers from death.

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25 A person of blessing will be enriched,
    and he who gives water also will be refreshed.

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25 (A)Whoever brings blessing (B)will be enriched,
    and (C)one who waters will himself be watered.

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28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall,
    but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.

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28 Whoever (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
    but the righteous will (B)flourish like a green leaf.

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There is one who acts rich but has nothing;[a]
    another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.
The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth,
    but the poor does not receive a threat.

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  1. Proverbs 13:7 Literally “there is no”

(A)One pretends to be rich,[a] yet has nothing;
    (B)another pretends to be poor,[b] yet has great wealth.
The ransom of a man's life is his wealth,
    but a poor man (C)hears no threat.

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  1. Proverbs 13:7 Or One makes himself rich
  2. Proverbs 13:7 Or another makes himself poor

11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”

11 (A)Wealth gained hastily[a] will dwindle,
    but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud

22 He who is good will leave an inheritance to his grandchildren,[a]
    and stored up for the righteous is the wealth of a sinner.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”

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

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20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    but the lovers of the rich are many.

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20 (A)The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
    (B)but the rich has many friends.

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth;
    the folly of fools is folly.

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
    but the folly of fools brings folly.

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