(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 Jehovah with thy substance,
And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty,
And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

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12 “I, wisdom, (A)dwell with prudence,
And I find (B)knowledge and discretion.
13 The (C)fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(D)Pride, arrogance, (E)the evil way,
And the (F)perverted mouth, I hate.
14 (G)Advice is mine and (H)sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (I)power is mine.
15 By me (J)kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All who judge rightly.
17 I (K)love those who love me;
And (L)those who diligently seek me will find me.
18 (M)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring (N)wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is (O)better than gold, even pure gold;
And my yield better than (P)choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 To endow those who love me with wealth,
That I may (Q)fill their treasuries.

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12 I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling,
And find out [a]knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil:
Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way,
And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and [b]sound knowledge:
I am understanding; I have might.
15 By me kings reign,
And princes decree justice.
16 By me [c]princes rule,
And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
17 I love them that love me;
And those that seek me [d]diligently shall find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me;
Yea, [e]durable wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold;
And my [f]revenue than choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice;
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance,
And that I may fill their treasuries.

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  1. Proverbs 8:12 Or, knowledge of witty inventions
  2. Proverbs 8:14 Or, effectual working
  3. Proverbs 8:16 Or, rulers
  4. Proverbs 8:17 Or, early
  5. Proverbs 8:18 Or, ancient
  6. Proverbs 8:19 Or, increase

Poor is one who works with [a]a lazy hand,
But the (A)hand of the diligent makes rich.

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  1. Proverbs 10:4 Lit an idle hand

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in poverty.
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

24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;
And there is that withholdeth [a]more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat;
And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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  1. Proverbs 11:24 Or, what is justly due

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 that trusteth in his riches shall fall;
But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

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11 One (A)who works his land will have plenty of bread,
But one who pursues worthless things lacks [a]sense.

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  1. Proverbs 12:11 Lit heart

11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after [a]vain persons is void of understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 12:11 Or, vain things

14 A person will be (A)satisfied with good by the fruit of his [a]words,
And the (B)deeds of a person’s hands will return to him.

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  1. Proverbs 12:14 Lit mouth

14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth;
And the doings of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

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27 [a]A lazy person does not [b]roast his prey,
But the (A)precious possession of a person is diligence.

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  1. Proverbs 12:27 Lit An indolent
  2. Proverbs 12:27 Or catch

27 [a]The slothful man [b]roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
But the precious substance of men [c]is to the diligent.

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  1. Proverbs 12:27 Hebrew slothfulness.
  2. Proverbs 12:27 Or, catcheth not his prey
  3. Proverbs 12:27 Or, is to be diligent

The soul of the [a]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made [b]prosperous.

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  1. Proverbs 13:4 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 13:4 Lit fat

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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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 gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth [a]by labor shall have increase.

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  1. Proverbs 13:11 Hebrew with the 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 leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

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25 The (A)righteous [a]has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the (B)wicked is in need.

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  1. Proverbs 13:25 Lit eats to the satisfaction of his soul

25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul;
But the belly of the wicked shall want.

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