Good people leave an inheritance for their children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.
NIV
A good man leaves an inheritance [of moral stability and goodness] to his children's children, and the wealth of the sinner [finds its way eventually] into the hands of the righteous, for whom it was laid up.
AMP
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
KJV
"They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on."
NIV
For they all threw in out of their abundance; but she, out of her deep poverty, has put in everything that she had--[even] all she had on which to live.
AMP
For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
KJV
Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one's house for love, it would be utterly scorned.
NIV
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would offer all the goods of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned and despised.
AMP
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
KJV
Jacob heard that Laban's sons were saying, "Jacob has taken everything our father owned and has gained all this wealth from what belonged to our father."
NIV
JACOB HEARD Laban's sons complaining, Jacob has taken away all that was our father's; he has acquired all this wealth and honor from what belonged to our father.
AMP
And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.
KJV
Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.
NIV
Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hands are power and might; in Your hands it is to make great and to give strength to all.
AMP
Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
KJV
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
NIV
Will you set your eyes upon wealth, when [suddenly] it is gone? For riches certainly make themselves wings, like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.
AMP
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
KJV
One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
NIV
One man considers himself rich, yet has nothing [to keep permanently]; another man considers himself poor, yet has great [and indestructible] riches. [Prov. 12:9; Luke 12:20, 21.]AMP
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
KJV
