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The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

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

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

No servant 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 he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts.

The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. — read the full passage →

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. — read the full passage →

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, — read the full passage →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

But thisI say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.

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

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

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

The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.

Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

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

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

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which cometh forth from the field year by year. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Orof them that are sureties for debts. — read the full passage →

Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.