(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 substance
    and with the first fruits of all your produce;
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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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

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

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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 strong city;
    the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

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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 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

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

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

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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 liberal man will be enriched,
    and one who waters will himself be watered.

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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 He who trusts in his riches will wither,[a]
    but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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  1. Proverbs 11:28 Cn: Heb fall

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, yet has nothing;
    another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
    but a poor man has no means of redemption.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 13:8 Cn: Heb does not hear rebuke

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 hastily gotten[a] will dwindle,
    but he who gathers little by little will increase it.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Gk Vg: Heb from vanity

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 children’s children,
    but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.

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

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

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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 wisdom,[a]
    but folly is the garland[b] of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 14:24 Cn Compare Gk: Heb riches
  2. Proverbs 14:24 Cn: Heb folly