and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.

A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth.

Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.

The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.

“It`s no good, it`s no good!” says the buyer— then goes off and boasts about the purchase.

The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.

and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.

She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;

then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.

Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.

for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.

“Two things I ask of you, Lord; do not refuse me before I die:

Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.

Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?` Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God`s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

It is a sin to despise one`s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.

Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.

She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.

Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.

My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.

bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full.

Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.

Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.

Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.

Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.

Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.

Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife.

Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?

The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale.

A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

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.

Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.

The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.

One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

A person`s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.

The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

Wealth attracts many friends, but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.

The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.

Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

The rich are wise in their own eyes; one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.

lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.

Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house.

An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.

The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.

A bribe is seen as a charm by the one who gives it; they think success will come at every turn.

One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.

A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.

those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.

One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.

Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;

if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under you.

Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

A good person leaves an inheritance for their children`s children, but a sinner`s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

An inheritance claimed too soon will not be blessed at the end.

through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.

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

Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It`s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.