Proverbs 8:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.

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  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
  • Prov 3:16 : 16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
  • Prov 4:7-9 : 7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge. 8 Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love. 9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.
  • Eccl 5:14-16 : 14 As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand. 15 And this again is a great evil, that in all points as he came so will he go; and what profit has he in working for the wind? 16 All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.
  • Matt 6:19-20 : 19 Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away. 20 But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:
  • Ps 36:6 : 6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.
  • Ps 112:3 : 3 A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.
  • Luke 10:42 : 42 Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
  • Luke 12:20-21 : 20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together? 21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.
  • Luke 16:11-12 : 11 If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth? 12 And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Phil 3:8-9 : 8 Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward, 9 And be seen in him, not having my righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
  • Phil 4:19 : 19 And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use; 18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another; 19 Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you. 2 Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing. 3 Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:19-22
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    19My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

    20I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:

    21So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.

    22The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past.

  • Prov 8:14-17
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    80%

    14Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

    15Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions.

    16Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness.

    17Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

  • Prov 3:13-18
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    77%

    13Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

    14For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

    15She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.

    16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.

    17Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.

    18She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

  • Prov 22:1
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    1A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

  • Prov 8:34-35
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    34Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

    35For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

  • Prov 16:8
    74%

    8Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

  • Prov 8:8-12
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    8All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them.

    9They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

    10Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

    11For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.

    12I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

  • Prov 21:21
    73%

    21He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.

  • Prov 8:30-32
    3 verses
    73%

    30Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times;

    31Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.

    32Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

  • Ps 112:3
    72%

    3A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.

  • Job 31:25
    72%

    25If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;

  • 2 Chr 1:12
    71%

    12Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

  • Ezek 28:4
    71%

    4By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:

  • Eccl 2:9
    71%

    9And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.

  • Prov 8:6
    71%

    6Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.

  • Job 3:15
    71%

    15Or with rulers who had gold, and whose houses were full of silver;

  • Deut 8:17
    71%

    17Say not then, in your hearts, My power and the strength of my hands have got me this wealth.

  • Ps 16:6
    71%

    6Fair are the places marked out for me; I have a noble heritage.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

  • Ps 18:24
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    24Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

  • Prov 11:16
    70%

    16A woman who is full of grace is honoured, but a woman hating righteousness is a seat of shame: those hating work will undergo loss, but the strong keep their wealth.

  • Ps 18:20
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    20The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

  • Prov 22:4
    70%

    4The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

  • Prov 11:4
    70%

    4Wealth is of no profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness keeps a man safe from death.

  • Deut 32:34
    70%

    34Is not this among my secrets, kept safe in my store-house?

  • Job 29:14
    70%

    14I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.

  • Ps 119:14
    70%

    14I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

  • Prov 19:8
    70%

    8He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

  • Prov 28:6
    69%

    6Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Eccl 1:16
    69%

    16I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.

  • Job 28:1
    69%

    1Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.

  • Prov 4:8
    69%

    8Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.