ABOUT WEALTH & POVERTY / DEBT (1)

1. What does the Book of Proverbs say about Wealth versus Poverty and Debt?

a) 9 Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine. (Proverbs 3:9-10)

b) 10 "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest" - 11 Your poverty will come in like a vagabond and your need like an armed man. (Proverbs 6:10-11)

c) 12 I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion. 18 Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice, 21 To endow those who love me with wealth, that I may fill their treasuries. (Proverbs 8:12, 18, 20-21)
 
d) 4 Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. (Proverbs 10:4)

e) 15 The rich man's wealth is his fortress, the ruin of the poor is their poverty. (Proverbs 10:15)

f) 4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. (Proverbs 11:4)

g) 16 A gracious woman attains honor, and ruthless men attain riches. (Proverbs 11:16) 

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