but those who hurry end up with loss.
Those who gain treasure with lies
are like a drifting fog, leading to death.
Those who close their ears to the cries of the poor
will themselves call out but receive no answer.
Those who love pleasure end up poor;
lovers of wine and oil won’t get rich.
Precious treasure and oil stay in the home of the wise,
but fools swallow them up.
(Proverbs 21:5-6,13,17,20 CEB)
A good reputation is better than much wealth;
high esteem is better than silver and gold.
The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both.
The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
The wealthy rule over the poor;
a borrower is a slave to a lender.
Happy are generous people,
because they give some of their food to the poor.
Oppressing the poor to get rich
and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
The Lord will take up their case
and press the life out of those who oppress them.
(Proverbs 22:1-2,4,7,9,16,22-23 CEB)
high esteem is better than silver and gold.
The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both.
The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
is wealth, honor, and life.
The wealthy rule over the poor;
a borrower is a slave to a lender.
Happy are generous people,
because they give some of their food to the poor.
Oppressing the poor to get rich
and giving to the wealthy lead only to poverty.
Don’t steal from the poor, because they are poor.
Don’t oppress the needy in the gate.
The Lord will take up their case
and press the life out of those who oppress them.
(Proverbs 22:1-2,4,7,9,16,22-23 CEB)
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich;
be smart enough to stop.
When your eyes fly to wealth
it is gone; it grows wings
like an eagle and flies heavenward.
(Proverb 23:4-5 CEB)
be smart enough to stop.
When your eyes fly to wealth
it is gone; it grows wings
like an eagle and flies heavenward.
(Proverb 23:4-5 CEB)
“A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little lying down with folded arms”—
and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
deprivation like a man with a shield.
(Proverbs 24:33-34 CEB)
a little lying down with folded arms”—
and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
deprivation like a man with a shield.
(Proverbs 24:33-34 CEB)
Be fully aware of the condition of your flock,
and pay close attention to your herds.
Wealth is not forever.
Nor does a crown last from one generation to the next.
(Proverbs 27:23-24 GW)
and pay close attention to your herds.
Wealth is not forever.
Nor does a crown last from one generation to the next.
(Proverbs 27:23-24 GW)
Poor people who oppress the needy
are rain that washes away food.
Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.
Those who become rich through high interest rates
gather money for those who are generous to the poor.
Rich people think they are wise,
but an insightful poor person sees through them.
Those who work the land will have plenty to eat,
but those with worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Reliable people will have abundant blessings,
but those with get-rich-quick schemes won’t go unpunished.
The stingy try to get rich fast,
unaware that loss will come to them.
Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,
but those who turn a blind eye will be greatly cursed.
(Proverbs 28:3,6,8,11,19-20,22,27 CEB)
are rain that washes away food.
Better to be poor and walk in innocence
than to be on crooked paths and wealthy.
Those who become rich through high interest rates
gather money for those who are generous to the poor.
Rich people think they are wise,
but an insightful poor person sees through them.
Those who work the land will have plenty to eat,
but those with worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Reliable people will have abundant blessings,
but those with get-rich-quick schemes won’t go unpunished.
The stingy try to get rich fast,
unaware that loss will come to them.
Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,
but those who turn a blind eye will be greatly cursed.
(Proverbs 28:3,6,8,11,19-20,22,27 CEB)
The righteous know the rights of the poor,
but the wicked don’t understand.
The poor and their oppressors have a common bond—
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
(Proverbs 29:7,13 CEB)
but the wicked don’t understand.
The poor and their oppressors have a common bond—
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.
(Proverbs 29:7,13 CEB)
Don’t give me either poverty or wealth;
give me just the food I need.
Or I’ll be full and deny you,
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or I’ll be poor and steal,
and dishonor my God’s name.
There are those whose teeth are swords;
their jaw is a butcher’s knife,
ready to devour the needy from the earth,
and the poor from humanity.
(Proverbs 30:8-9,14 CEB)
give me just the food I need.
Or I’ll be full and deny you,
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or I’ll be poor and steal,
and dishonor my God’s name.
There are those whose teeth are swords;
their jaw is a butcher’s knife,
ready to devour the needy from the earth,
and the poor from humanity.
(Proverbs 30:8-9,14 CEB)
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