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Proverbs 3:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 3:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your crops.[a]
10 Then your barns will be filled with plenty,[b]
and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 [c]My son, do not ignore the Lord’s discipline
or refuse to accept his rebuke.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:9 Firstfruits of all your crops: the people of God were commanded to give to the priests the first part of the crops of olive oil, wine, and grains well as other products they grew each year (see Lev 23:10; Num 18:12-13).
- Proverbs 3:10 Filled with plenty: those who bring their offerings to God will receive still greater blessings from him (see Mal 3:10; see also Deut 28:8-12; 2 Cor 9:8).
- Proverbs 3:11 As already seen (v. 2 and note), the righteous are not always prosperous. They suffer affliction as a way of learning how to live (see Prov 12:1; Job 5:17; 36:22; Ps 119:71). The author of Hebrews quotes these two verses (Heb 12:5-6) and then adds: “[God disciplines us] for our benefit” (Heb 12:10).
