Fraud

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. — read the full passage →

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. — read the full passage →

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

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

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. — read the full passage →

For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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 deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

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.

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

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. — read the full passage →

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. — read the full passage →

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, — read the full passage →

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. — read the full passage →

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat.

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. — read the full passage →

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi, a city of Macedonia, by Titus and Lucas.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:

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

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. — read the full passage →

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. — read the full passage →

When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. — read the full passage →

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

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

Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

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

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! — read the full passage →

There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: — read the full passage →

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

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

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? — read the full passage →

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. — read the full passage →

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 →

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.

And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. — read the full passage →

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.