Business Practices

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

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

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

but let your word be, Yes, Yes, No, No, and that which is more than these is of the evil.

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

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.

`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.

Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices, — read the full passage →

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

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

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Prepare in an out-place thy work, And make it ready in the field--go afterwards, Then thou hast built thy house.

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

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens.

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.

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

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

`Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.

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

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

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

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

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

as free, and not having the freedom as the cloak of the evil, but as servants of God;

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

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,

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies <FI>is<Fi> her price. — read the full passage →

Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance <FI>is<Fi> in a multitude of counsellors.

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

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

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

wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word. — read the full passage →

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.

he who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him--a God, and he shall be to me--the son, — read the full passage →

always rejoice ye; — read the full passage →

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

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 →

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

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.

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

`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.

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

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

and, being true in love, we may increase to Him <FI>in<Fi> all things, who is the head--the Christ; — read the full passage →

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,

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

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

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

A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.

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

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

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.

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

`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;

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man; — read the full passage →

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?

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

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, — read the full passage →

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

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

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works--who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

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

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

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

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 →

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.

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

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

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?

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;

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.

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 all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

always rejoice ye; — read the full passage →

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.

have ye not known that those running in a race--all indeed run, but one doth receive the prize? so run ye, that ye may obtain;

`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.

Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.

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.

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

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

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

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

`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.'

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

`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 →

`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.'

Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'

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, — read the full passage →

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

Bring in all the tithe unto the treasure-house, And there is food in My house; When ye have tried Me, now, with this, Said Jehovah of Hosts, Do not I open to you the windows of heaven? Yea, I have emptied on you a blessing till there is no space. — read the full passage →

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

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