Lexicon :: Strong's H1952 - hôn

You sell Your people cheaply,

And have not increased Your wealth by their sale.

Wealth and riches are in his house,

And his righteousness endures forever.

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,

As much as in all riches.

We will find and take all kinds of precious possessions,

We will fill our houses with spoil;

Honor the LORD with your wealth

And with the first fruits of all your crops (income);

But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole];

He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine].

“Riches and honor are with me,

Enduring wealth and righteousness (right standing with God).

The rich man’s wealth is his fortress;

The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Riches will not provide security in the day of wrath and judgment,

But righteousness rescues from death.

The lazy man does not catch and roast his prey,

But the precious possession of a [wise] man is diligence [because he recognizes opportunities and seizes them].

There is one who pretends to be rich, yet has nothing at all;

Another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,

But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,

And like a high wall [of protection] in his own imagination and conceit.

Wealth makes many friends,

But a poor man is separated from his friend.

House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers,

But a wise, understanding, and sensible wife is [a gift and blessing] from the LORD.

And by knowledge its rooms are filled

With all precious and pleasant riches.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest)

Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

He who has an evil and envious eye hurries to be rich

And does not know that poverty will come upon him.

A man who loves [skillful and godly] wisdom makes his father joyful,

But he who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

The leech has two daughters,

“Give, give!”

There are three things that are never satisfied,

Four that do not say, “It is enough”:

“Many waters cannot quench love,

Nor can rivers drown it.

If a man would offer all the riches of his house for love,

It would be utterly scorned and despised.”

“Tarshish [in Spain] was your customer and traded with you because of the abundance of your riches of all kinds; with silver, iron, tin, and lead they paid for your wares.

“Your riches, your wares, your merchandise

Your oarsmen and your pilots,

Your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise,

And all your men of war who are with you,

With all your company that is in your midst,

Will sink in the heart of the seas

On the day of your ruin.

‘When your wares went out to the sea,

You met the desire, and the demand, and the necessities of many people;

You enriched the kings of the earth

With your abundant wealth and merchandise.