Proverbs 13:11

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Proverbs 13:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

10 Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

11 Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

13 He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

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Proverbs 10:2

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Job 15:28

he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.

Job 15:29

He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land.

Job 20:15

He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.

Job 20:19

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.

Job 20:20

Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.

Job 20:21

Nothing is left for him to consume; thus his prosperity will not endure.

Job 20:22

In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.

Job 27:16

Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,

Job 27:17

what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

Jeremiah 17:11

Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”

Habakkuk 2:6

Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’

Habakkuk 2:7

Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.

James 5:1

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

James 5:2

Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

James 5:4

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

James 5:5

You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

Proverbs 13:22

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

Proverbs 13:23

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

Proverbs 27:23

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

Proverbs 27:24

for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

Proverbs 27:25

When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,

Proverbs 27:26

the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

Proverbs 27:27

You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.

Psalms 128:2

For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.