Proverbs 3:9-10
Lexham English Bible
9 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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:9 Or “wealth, property”
Proverbs 3:9-10
New American Standard Bible
9 (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.
Proverbs 10:2-4
Lexham English Bible
2 Treasures of wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death.
3 Yahweh will not cause a righteous person[a] to go hungry,
but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.
4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent enriches.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:3 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 10:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 [a](A)Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,
But righteousness rescues from death.
3 The Lord (B)will not allow the [b]righteous to hunger,
But He (C)will [c]reject the craving of the wicked.
4 Poor is one who works with [d]a lazy hand,
But the (D)hand of the diligent makes rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness
- Proverbs 10:3 Lit soul of the righteous
- Proverbs 10:3 Lit thrust away
- Proverbs 10:4 Lit an idle hand
Proverbs 10:15
Lexham English Bible
15 The wealth of the rich is the city of his strength;
the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 10:15
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:15 Lit strong city
Proverbs 10:22
Lexham English Bible
22 The blessing of Yahweh makes one rich,
and he does not increase sorrow with it.
Proverbs 10:22
New American Standard Bible
22 It is the (A)blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.
Proverbs 11:4
Lexham English Bible
4 Wealth does not profit on the day of wrath,
but righteousness will deliver from death.
Proverbs 11:4
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:25
Lexham English Bible
25 A person of blessing will be enriched,
and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:25
New American Standard Bible
25 A [a](A)generous person will be [b]prosperous,
And one who (B)gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:25 Lit soul of blessing
- Proverbs 11:25 Lit made fat
Proverbs 11:28
Lexham English Bible
28 He who trusts in his wealth is he who will fall,
but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.
Proverbs 11:28
New American Standard Bible
28 One who (A)trusts in his riches will fall,
But (B)the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
Proverbs 13:7-8
Lexham English Bible
7 There is one who acts rich but has nothing;[a]
another who pretends to be poor but has wealth.
8 The ransom of the life of a man is his wealth,
but the poor does not receive a threat.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:7 Literally “there is no”
Proverbs 13:7-8
New American Standard Bible
7 There is one who (A)pretends to be rich but has nothing;
Another pretends to be (B)poor, but has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
Proverbs 13:11
Lexham English Bible
11 Wealth gained from haste[a] will dwindle,
but he who gathers little by little[b] will increase it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Or “vanity”
- Proverbs 13:11 Literally “upon the hand”
Proverbs 13:11
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
- Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand
Proverbs 13:22
Lexham English Bible
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Literally “sons of sons”
Proverbs 13:22
New American Standard Bible
22 A good person (A)leaves an inheritance to his [a]grandchildren,
And the (B)wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons
Proverbs 14:20
Lexham English Bible
20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the lovers of the rich are many.
Proverbs 14:20
New American Standard Bible
20 The (A)poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 14:24
Lexham English Bible
24 The crown of the wise is their wealth;
the folly of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:24
New American Standard Bible
24 The (A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.
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