(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.

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Honor the Lord with your possessions
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;(A)
10 then your barns will be completely filled,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.(B)

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[a](A)Ill-gotten gains do not benefit,
But righteousness rescues from death.
The Lord (B)will not allow the [b]righteous to hunger,
But He (C)will [c]reject the craving of the wicked.
Poor is one who works with [d]a lazy hand,
But the (D)hand of the diligent makes rich.

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  1. Proverbs 10:2 Lit Treasures of wickedness
  2. Proverbs 10:3 Lit soul of the righteous
  3. Proverbs 10:3 Lit thrust away
  4. Proverbs 10:4 Lit an idle hand

Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,(B)
but He denies the wicked what they crave.(C)

Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.(D)

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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 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;(A)
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

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22 It is the (A)blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.

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22 The Lord’s blessing enriches,(A)
and struggle adds nothing to it.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 10:22 Or and He adds no trouble to it

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

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Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.(A)

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25 A [a](A)generous person will be [b]prosperous,
And one who (B)gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty.

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  1. Proverbs 11:25 Lit soul of blessing
  2. Proverbs 11:25 Lit made fat

25 A generous person will be enriched,(A)
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.(B)

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

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28 Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,(A)
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.(B)

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There is one who (A)pretends to be rich but has nothing;
Another pretends to be (B)poor, but has great wealth.
The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.

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One man pretends to be rich but has nothing;(A)
another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.(B)

Riches are a ransom for a man’s life,(C)
but a poor man hears no threat.

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11 Wealth obtained from [a]nothing dwindles,
But one who gathers [b]by labor increases it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Prob. referring to fraud
  2. Proverbs 13:11 Lit by hand

11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon [his] hand

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.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Or inheritance: his

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

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20 A poor man is hated even by his neighbor,(A)
but there are many who love the rich.(B)

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

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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

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