Business Ethics

`Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

Balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight <FI>is<Fi> His delight.

for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

`Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive <FI>for<Fi> the widow. — read the full passage →

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

He hath declared to thee, O man, what <FI>is<Fi> good; Yea, what is Jehovah requiring of thee, Except--to do judgment, and love kindness, And lowly to walk with thy God?

and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, <FI>is<Fi> abomination before God;

An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> a stone and a stone, And balances of deceit <FI>are<Fi> not good.

`And when thy brother becometh poor with thee, and he hath been sold to thee, thou dost not lay on him servile service;

A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who doth sojourn in Thy tent? Who doth dwell in Thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

And he said--`That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man; — read the full passage →

`Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure; — read the full passage →

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

`And thou hast remembered Jehovah thy God, for He it <FI>is<Fi> who is giving to thee power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant which He hath sworn to thy fathers as <FI>at<Fi> this day.

Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

`All things, therefore, whatever ye may will that men may be doing to you, so also do to them, for this is the law and the prophets.

As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

`Thou dost not revile the deaf; and before the blind thou dost not put a stumbling block; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

`And in your reaping the harvest of your land thou dost not complete the corner of thy field in thy reaping, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I Jehovah <FI> am<Fi> your God.'

And when thou dost send him away free from thee, thou dost not send him away empty; — read the full passage →

God <FI>is<Fi> not a man--and lieth, And a son of man--and repenteth! Hath He said--and doth He not do <FI>it<Fi> ? And spoken--and doth He not confirm it?

The servants! obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ; — read the full passage →

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

thou rulest not over him with rigour, and thou hast been afraid of thy God.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

Better <FI>is<Fi> the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

and thy vineyard thou dost not glean, even the omitted part of thy vineyard thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

The integrity of the upright leadeth them, And the perverseness of the treacherous destroyeth them.

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Good <FI>is<Fi> the man--gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

Servants--to their own masters <FI>are<Fi> to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying, — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

The making of treasures by a lying tongue, <FI>Is<Fi> a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, And for four, I do not reverse it, Because of their selling for silver the righteous, And the needy for a pair of sandals. — read the full passage →

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

`And when thou sellest anything to thy fellow, or buyest from the hand of thy fellow, ye do not oppress one another;

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his reward.'

And Jesus immediately, having heard the word that is spoken, saith to the chief of the synagogue, `Be not afraid, only believe.'

righteous balances, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin ye have; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

`Ye do not do perversity in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in liquid measure;

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you--doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

`Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small.

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.

In a day of prosperity be in gladness, And in a day of evil consider. Also this over-against that hath God made, To the intent that man doth not find anything after him.

The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy <FI>art<Fi> thou, and good <FI>is<Fi> to thee.

He hath filled them with wisdom of heart to do every work, of engraver, and designer, and embroiderer (in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in linen), and weaver, who do any work, and of designers of designs.

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he <FI>is<Fi> to a destroyer.

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

Abundance of food--the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

`And thou hast loved Jehovah thy God, and kept His charge, and His statutes, and His judgments, and His commands, all the days; — read the full passage →

`At the end of seven years thou dost make a release, — read the full passage →

The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

Who goeth up into the hill of Jehovah? And who riseth up in His holy place? — read the full passage →

so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens.

And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man. — read the full passage →

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And I have drawn near to you for judgment, And I have been a witness, Making haste against sorcerers, And against adulterers, And against swearers to a falsehood, And against oppressors of the hire of an hireling, Of a widow, and of a fatherless one, And those turning aside a sojourner, And who fear Me not, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Before destruction <FI>is<Fi> pride, And before stumbling--a haughty spirit.'

for all of them are making us afraid, saying, `Their hands are too feeble for the work, and it is not done;' and now, strengthen Thou my hands.

Better <FI>is<Fi> the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse <FI>in<Fi> his lips, who <FI>is<Fi> a fool.

`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another; — read the full passage →

we have acted very corruptly against Thee, and have not kept the commands, and the statutes, and the judgments, that Thou didst command Moses Thy servant.

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

Righteous <FI>is<Fi> the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.

and ye--ye have known that with all my power I have served your father,

And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross; — read the full passage →

Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man--every one who is judging--for in that in which thou dost judge the other, thyself thou dost condemn, for the same things thou dost practise who art judging,