Buying A House

The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. — read the full passage →

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: — read the full passage →

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

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.

And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. — read the full passage →

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.

For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Ye shall walk in all the ways which the Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: — read the full passage →

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, — read the full passage →

Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it.

And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. — read the full passage →

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: — read the full passage →

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. — read the full passage →

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: — read the full passage →

Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

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

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

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

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, — read the full passage →

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

And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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 →

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. — read the full passage →

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

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

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.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. — read the full passage →

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. — read the full passage →

Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. — read the full passage →

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; — read the full passage →

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. — read the full passage →

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. — read the full passage →

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. — read the full passage →

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. — read the full passage →

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; — read the full passage →

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: — read the full passage →

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: — read the full passage →

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

And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, all the days of Solomon.

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

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.