TOPICAL PROVERBS

by Grant Hodges

Wisdom for the Children of the King

RICHES

NIV
1:32 - For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
3:9 - Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
3:10 - then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
8:10 - Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold.
8:11 - for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
8:18 - With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
8:19 - My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.
10:2 - Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.
10:3 - The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
10:4 - Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
10:15 - The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
10:22 - The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
11:4 - Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
11:24 - One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
11:25 - A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
11:28 - Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
13:7 - One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
13:8 - A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat.
13:11 - Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
13:25 - The righteous eat to their hearts' content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
14:20 - The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.
15:6 - The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings them trouble.
15:16 - Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
15:17 - Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.
16:8 - Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
16:16 - How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver.
18:11 - The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it an unscalable wall.
19:4 - Wealth brings many friends, but a poor man's friend deserts him.
22:2 - Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
23:4 - Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint.
23:5 - Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

NASB
1:32 - "For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
3:9 - Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce;
3:10 - So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.
8:10 - "Take my instruction and not silver, and knowledge rather than choicest gold.
8:11 - "For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
8:18 - "Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
8:19 - "My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, and my yield better than choicest silver.
10:2 - Ill-gotten gains do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
10:3 - The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger, but He will reject the craving of the wicked.
10:4 - Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
10:15 - The rich man's wealth is his fortress, the ruin of the poor is their poverty.
10:22 - It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it.
11:4 - Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
11:24 - 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 want.
11:25 - The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.
11:28 - He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
13:7 - There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.
13:8 - The ransom of a man's life is his wealth, but the poor hears no rebuke.
13:11 - Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, but the one who gathers by labor increases it.
13:25 - The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the stomach of the wicked is in need.
14:20 - The poor is hated even by his neighbor, but those who love the rich are many.
15:6 - Great wealth is in the house of the righteous, but trouble is in the income of the wicked.
15:16 - Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.
15:17 - Better is a dish of vegetables where love is than a fattened ox served with hatred.
16:8 - Better is a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.
16:16 - How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
18:11 - A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his own imagination.
19:4 - Wealth adds many friends, but a poor man is separated from his friend.
22:2 - The rich and the poor have a common bond, the LORD is the maker of them all.
23:4 - Do not weary yourself to gain wealth, cease from your consideration of it.
23:5 - When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

KJV
1:32 - For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
3:9 - Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
3:10 - So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
8:10 - Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
8:11 - For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
8:18 - Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
8:19 - My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
10:2 - Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
10:3 - The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
10:4 - He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
10:15 - The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
10:22 - The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
11:4 - Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
11:24 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
11:25 - The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
11:28 - He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
13:7 - There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
13:8 - The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
13:11 - Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
13:25 - The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
14:20 - The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
15:6 - In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.
15:16 - Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
15:17 - Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
16:8 - Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
16:16 - How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
18:11 - The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
19:4 - Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
22:2 - The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
23:4 - Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
23:5 - Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.


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