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But thou shalt remember Jehovah 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 at this day.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

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

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.

Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, 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 every one that is hastyhastethonly to want.

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

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

For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

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

Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful 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 workmanship, and of those that devise skilful works.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Jehovah, who shall sojourn 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 one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything 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 hands, even as we charged you;

And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.

And Jehovah 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 good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe.

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

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

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

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

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

Agoodname is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

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

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make 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 the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right, and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

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

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

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

For they all would have made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. But now, O God, strengthen thou my hands.

seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

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

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

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor’s hand, ye shall not wrong one another.

God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying; — read the full passage →

Diverse weights are an abomination to Jehovah; And a false balance is not good.

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

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

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

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

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity.

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

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

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse inhisways, though he be rich.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, 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 have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, 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 to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

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

And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, 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 gleaning of thy harvest.

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the 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 Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; he hath known thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years Jehovah thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

When I applied my 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 diverse weights, a great and a small.

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

For no word from God shall be void of power.

The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

For as he thinketh within himself, 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 measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the 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 the treacherous shall destroy them.

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

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

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye 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 to us-ward.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

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

to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.