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Proverbs 3:9-10 (Listen)

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth

and with qthe firstfruits of all your produce;

10 then your rbarns will be filled with plenty,

and your vats will be bursting with wine.

Proverbs 8:12-21 (Listen)

12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,

and I find knowledge and cdiscretion.

13 dThe fear of the Lord is ehatred of evil.

fPride and arrogance and the way of evil

and gperverted speech I hate.

14 I have hcounsel and isound wisdom;

I have insight; jI have strength.

15 By me kkings reign,

and rulers decree what is just;

16 by me princes rule,

and nobles, all who govern justly.1

17 lI love those who love me,

and mthose who seek me diligently find me.

18 nRiches and honor are with me,

oenduring wealth and orighteousness.

19 My fruit is pbetter than qgold, even fine gold,

and my yield than rchoice 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.

Footnotes

[1] 8:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint govern the earth

Proverbs 10:4 (Listen)

4 A slack hand jcauses poverty,

kbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 11:24-25 (Listen)

24 jOne gives kfreely, yet grows all the richer;

another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

25 lWhoever brings blessing mwill be enriched,

and none who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 11:28 (Listen)

28 Whoever strusts in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will tflourish like a green leaf.

Proverbs 12:11 (Listen)

11 pWhoever works his land qwill have plenty of bread,

rbut he who follows sworthless pursuits lacks sense.

Proverbs 12:14 (Listen)

14 From the fruit of his mouth wa man is satisfied with good,

xand the work of a man's hand comes back to him.

Proverbs 12:27 (Listen)

27 oWhoever is slothful will not roast his game,

but the diligent man will get precious wealth.1

Footnotes

[1] 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth

Proverbs 13:4 (Listen)

4 wThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,

while the soul of the diligent xis richly supplied.

Proverbs 13:11 (Listen)

11 gWealth gained hastily1 will dwindle,

but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Footnotes

[1] 13:11 Or by fraud

Proverbs 13:22 (Listen)

22 zA good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children,

but athe sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.

Proverbs 13:25 (Listen)

25 dThe righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,

but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

Proverbs 14:23 (Listen)

23 In all toil there is profit,

but mere talk ktends only to poverty.

Proverbs 15:6 (Listen)

6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

Proverbs 15:16 (Listen)

16 bBetter is a little with the fear of the Lord

than great treasure and trouble with it.

Proverbs 16:6-7 (Listen)

6 By tsteadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,

and by uthe fear of the Lord one vturns away from evil.

7 When a man's ways please the Lord,

whe makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:26 (Listen)

26 A worker's appetite works for him;

his xmouth urges him on.

Proverbs 17:2 (Listen)

2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over na son who acts shamefully

and owill share the inheritance as one of the brothers.

Proverbs 19:17 (Listen)

17 cWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,

and he dwill repay him for his edeed.

Proverbs 20:13 (Listen)

13 sLove not sleep, lest you tcome to poverty;

open your eyes, and you will have uplenty of bread.

Proverbs 22:4 (Listen)

4 The reward for humility and fear of the Lord

is triches and honor and life.1

Footnotes

[1] 22:4 Or The reward for humility is the fear of the Lord, riches and honor and life

Proverbs 24:27 (Listen)

27 ePrepare your work outside;

get everything ready for yourself in the field,

and after that build your house.

Proverbs 27:18 (Listen)

18 rWhoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,

and he who sguards his master will be honored.

Proverbs 27:23-27 (Listen)

23 yKnow well the condition of your flocks,

and ygive attention to your herds,

24 for zriches do not last forever;

and does a crown endure to all generations?

25 aWhen the grass is gone and the new growth appears

and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,

26 bthe lambs will provide your clothing,

and the goats the price of a field.

27 bThere will be enough goats' milk for your food,

for the food of your household

and maintenance for your girls.

Proverbs 28:6 (Listen)

6 kBetter is a poor man who lwalks in his integrity

than a rich man who is lcrooked in his ways.

Proverbs 28:19 (Listen)

19 iWhoever works his land will have plenty of bread,

but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

Proverbs 28:25 (Listen)

25 A greedy man sstirs up strife,

but the one who trusts in the Lord will tbe enriched.

Proverbs 28:27 (Listen)

27 Whoever vgives to the poor will not want,

but he who whides his eyes will get many a curse.

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