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Proverbs 3:9 - 3:10
9
Honor Yahweh from your wealth
And from the first of all your produce;
10 So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will burst with new wine.
Proverbs 10:2 - 10:4
2
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
But righteousness delivers from death.
3 Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to hunger,
But He will push away the craving of the wicked.
4 Poor is he who works with a slack hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 10:15
15
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 10:22
22
It is the blessing of Yahweh that makes rich,
And He adds no pain with it.
Proverbs 11:4
4
Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness will deliver from death.
Proverbs 11:25
25
The soul that blesses will be enriched,
And he who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 11:28
28
He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
Proverbs 13:7 - 13:8
7
There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.
8 The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
But the poor hears no rebuke.
Proverbs 13:11
11
Wealth obtained from empty effort dwindles,
But the one who gathers with his hand abounds.
Proverbs 13:22
22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:20
20
The poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 14:24
24
The crown of the wise is their riches,
But the folly of fools is folly.
Proverbs 15:6
6
The house of the righteous has much treasure,
But in the income of the wicked there is trouble.
Proverbs 15:16 - 15:17
16
Better is a little with the fear of Yahweh
Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
17 Better is a dish of vegetables where there is love
Than a fattened ox and hatred in it.
Proverbs 16:20
20
He who considers the word will find good,
And how blessed is he who trusts in Yahweh.
Proverbs 18:11
11
A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own delusion.
Proverbs 19:4
4
Wealth adds many friends,
But a poor man is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 20:21
21
An inheritance gained hurriedly at the beginning
In the end will not be blessed.
Proverbs 21:5 - 21:6
5
The thoughts of the diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
6 Working for treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting breath, by those who pursue death.
Proverbs 22:4
4
The reward of humility—the fear of Yahweh—
Is riches, glory, and life.
Proverbs 22:7
7
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Proverbs 22:16
16
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich will only come to lack.
Proverbs 23:4 - 23:5
4
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
Because of your understanding, cease!
5 Do you make your eyes fly up to see it? But it is not there!
Because it certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
Proverbs 28:11
11
The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the lowly who understands searches him.
Proverbs 28:19 - 28:20
19
He who cultivates his ground will be satisfied with food,
But he who pursues empty things will be satisfied with poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:22
22
A man with an evil eye hurries after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:25
25
An arrogant man stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
Proverbs 30:8 - 30:9
8
Keep worthlessness and every false word far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
9 Lest I be full and deny You and say, “Who is Yahweh?”
Or lest I be impoverished and steal,
And profane the name of my God.
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