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But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. — read the full passage →

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.

According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: — read the full passage →

Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; — read the full passage →

Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; — read the full passage →

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. — read the full passage →

Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway. — read the full passage →

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; — read the full passage →

At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. — read the full passage →

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.