CATEGORIZATION OF PROVERBS TEXTS ON MONEY
Simon van Bruchem
COVERING MULTIPLE CATEGORIES
(9) Better to be lowly and have a servant than to play the great man and lack bread.
(10) Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
(11) Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.
(12) Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
(13) An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
(14) From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.
(13) Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
(14) “Bad, Bad,” says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
(15) There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
(16) Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.
(17) Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
(8) Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
(9) lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
WITH REFERENCE TO GOD
(9) Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
(10) then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.
(31) Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
(16) Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it.
(17) Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
(17) Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
(2) The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all.
(25) A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
(13) The poor man and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
(8) Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
(9) lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
TROUBLE THAT COMES WITH HAVING MONEY
(7) One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
(8) The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat.
THINGS MORE VALUABLE THAN MONEY
(13) Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,
(14) for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.
(15) She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
(16) Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
(10) Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold,
(11) for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
(20) The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
(21) The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
(22) The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
(16) Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it.
(17) Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
(8) Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
(16) How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
(1) Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
(16) Why should a fool have money in his hand to buy wisdom when he has no sense?
(10) It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
(6) Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
(11) A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
INABILITY OF MONEY TO DO CERTAIN THINGS
(34) For jealousy makes a man furious, and he will not spare when he takes revenge.
(35) He will accept no compensation; he will refuse though you multiply gifts.
(4) Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
(7) When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
(28) Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
(11) A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.
WARNINGS AGAINST LAZINESS
(9) How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
(10) A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
(11) and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
(2) Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
(3) The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
(4) A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
(5) He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
(27) Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
(23) In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.
(24) The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly.
(15) Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
(4) The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
(25) The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
(33) A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
(34) and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
MATERIAL REWARD FOR WISE LIVING
(18) Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
(19) My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver.
(20) I walk in the way of righteousness, in the paths of justice,
(21) granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.
(6) In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
(4) The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life.
BENEFITS OF HAVING MONEY
(15) A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
(16) The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
(22) A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
(23) The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice.
(24) Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
(25) The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
(20) The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
(21) Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
(8) A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
(11) A rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.
(4) Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
(6) Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
(7) All a poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
(7) The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
THE WISE USE OF MONEY
(15) A rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
(16) The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.
(26) The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
(11) Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
(20) The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.
(21) Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
(31) Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
(16) A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before the great.
(6) Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
(7) All a poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.
(17) Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
(13) Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
(14) A gift in secret averts anger, and a concealed bribe, strong wrath.
(27) Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.
(16) If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
(8) Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
(27) Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
UNWISE USES OF MONEY
(15) Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
(7) One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
(8) The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth, but a poor man hears no threat.
(18) One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
(21) An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
(17) Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
(20) Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
(26) Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.
(4) Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
(5) When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
(6) Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies,
(7) for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.
(8) You will vomit up the morsels that you have eaten, and waste your pleasant words.
(19) Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
(20) A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
(21) To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
(22) A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
CONSEQUENCES OF UNWISE/WICKED USES OF MONEY
(30) People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry,
(31) but if he is caught, he will pay sevenfold; he will give all the goods of his house.
(2) Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
(3) The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
(4) A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
(5) He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.
(18) The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
(18) Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
(27) Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
(5) Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished.
(5) The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
(6) The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
(16) Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
(20) Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
(21) for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
(25) A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.