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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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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12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
    and I find knowledge and (A)discretion.
13 (B)The fear of the Lord is (C)hatred of evil.
(D)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and (E)perverted speech I hate.
14 I have (F)counsel and (G)sound wisdom;
    I have insight; (H)I have strength.
15 By me (I)kings reign,
    and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
    and nobles, all who govern justly.[a]
17 (J)I love those who love me,
    and (K)those who seek me diligently find me.
18 (L)Riches and honor are with me,
    (M)enduring wealth and (N)righteousness.
19 My fruit is (O)better than (P)gold, even fine gold,
    and my yield than (Q)choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the paths of justice,
21 granting an inheritance to those who love me,
    and filling their treasuries.

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  1. Proverbs 8:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint govern the earth

12 I, Wisdom, share a home with shrewdness
and have knowledge and discretion.(A)
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil.(B)
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.
14 I possess good advice and competence;[a]
I have understanding and strength.(C)
15 It is by me that kings reign(D)
and rulers enact just law;
16 by me, princes lead,
as do nobles and all righteous judges.[b]
17 I love those who love me,(E)
and those who search for me find me.(F)
18 With me are riches and honor,(G)
lasting wealth and righteousness.(H)
19 My fruit is better than solid gold,
and my harvest than pure silver.(I)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
21 giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.

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  1. Proverbs 8:14 Or resourcefulness
  2. Proverbs 8:16 Some Hb mss, LXX read nobles who judge the earth

A slack hand (A)causes poverty,
    (B)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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

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24 (A)One gives (B)freely, yet grows all the richer;
    another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 (C)Whoever brings blessing (D)will be enriched,
    and (E)one who waters will himself be watered.

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24 One person gives freely,
yet gains more;(A)
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.(B)

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

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

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11 (A)Whoever works his land (B)will have plenty of bread,
    (C)but he who follows (D)worthless pursuits lacks sense.

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11 The one who works his land will have plenty of food,(A)
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.(B)

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14 From the fruit of his mouth (A)a man is satisfied with good,
    (B)and the work of a man's hand comes back to him.

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14 A man will be satisfied with good
by the words of his mouth,(A)
and the work of a man’s hands will reward him.(B)

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27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
    but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth

27 A lazy man doesn’t roast his game,(A)
but to a diligent man, his wealth is precious.(B)

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(A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
    while the soul of the diligent (B)is richly supplied.

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The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.(A)

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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

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)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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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

25 (A)The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
    but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

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25 A righteous man eats until he is satisfied,
but the stomach of the wicked is empty.(A)

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