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Berean Standard Bible

“Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;”

Proverbs 3:9

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Study note

Proverbs 3 moves from trust in God to practical expressions of that trust. In ancient Israel, the firstfruits were the first and best portion of the harvest, brought to God before the rest was used.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;

World English Bible (WEB)

Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:

King James Version (KJV)

Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

American Standard Version (ASV)

Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Honra á Jehová de tu sustancia, y de las primicias de todos tus frutos;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Honra al Señor con tus riquezas y con los primeros frutos de tus cosechas.

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