The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low, he also exalts. | Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. |
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. | The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender. |
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Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist. | Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. |
The wealth of the rich is their strong city; in their imagination it is like a high wall. | The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. |
The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. | Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. |
Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. | Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. |
As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything. | As sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things. |
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. | But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. |
But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ —by grace you have been saved—. | But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved. |
As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. | Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. |
I had eaten no rich food, no meat or wine had entered my mouth, and I had not anointed myself at all, for the full three weeks. | I ate no pleasant food. No meat or wine came into my mouth. I didn’t anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled. |
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. | For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. |
Better is a little with righteousness than large income with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. |
The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward. | Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward. |
Wealth is a ransom for a person's life, but the poor get no threats. | The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats. |
A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water. | The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. |
So that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints. | Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints. |
Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it. | Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. |
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. | The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. |
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace. | In him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace. |
Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” | Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.” |
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit. |
How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? | But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him? |
To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. | To whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. |
Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. | Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous. |