Gambling

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

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

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;

`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.

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> silver, nor he who is in love with stores <FI>with<Fi> increase. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.

and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction, — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

Troubled for wealth <FI>is<Fi> the man <FI>with<Fi> an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I--I will not be under authority by any;

and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

Into the centre is the lot cast, And from Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> all its judgment!

`No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

`Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which <FI>is<Fi> thy neighbour's.'

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; -- — read the full passage →

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

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 →

A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal, — read the full passage →

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,

sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy; — read the full passage →

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

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. — read the full passage →

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

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

And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, `They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot;'

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

for this ye know, that every whoremonger, or unclean, or covetous person, who is an idolater, hath no inheritance in the reign of the Christ and God.

And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias, — read the full passage →

`The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet; — read the full passage →

And they say each unto his neighbour, `Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil <FI>is<Fi> on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.

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

from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, <FI>Is<Fi> one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end--he is a fool.

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled <FI>with<Fi> poverty.

And ye <FI>are<Fi> those forsaking Jehovah, Who are forgetting My holy mountain, Who are setting in array for Gad a table, And who are filling for Meni a mixture. — read the full passage →

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

Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --

My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing. — read the full passage →

For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

and he found in the temple those selling oxen, and sheep, and doves, and the money-changers sitting, — read the full passage →

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

`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.

And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And <FI>is<Fi> quiet from fear of evil!'

And having crucified him, they were dividing his garments, casting a lot upon them, what each may take;

`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

they said, therefore, to one another, `We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, `They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.

An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.

for yourselves have known how it behoveth <FI>you<Fi> to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

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

And Joshua casteth for them a lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, and there Joshua apportioneth the land to the sons of Israel, according to their divisions.

who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

And having crucified him, they divided his garments, casting a lot, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken by the prophet, `They divided my garments to themselves, and over my vesture they cast a lot;' — read the full passage →

And ye <FI>are<Fi> those forsaking Jehovah, Who are forgetting My holy mountain, Who are setting in array for Gad a table, And who are filling for Meni a mixture.

And Jesus said, `Father, forgive them, for they have not known what they do;' and parting his garments they cast a lot.

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

The blessing of Jehovah--it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous <FI>is<Fi> the sinner's wealth.

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.

not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,

Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

A Psalm of Asaph. Only--good to Israel <FI>is<Fi> God, to the clean of heart. And I--as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside, — read the full passage →

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

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,

Their silver into out-places they cast, And their gold impurity becometh. Their silver and their gold is not able to deliver them, In a day of the wrath of Jehovah, Their soul they do not satisfy, And their bowels they do not fill, For the stumbling-block of their iniquity it hath been.

liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,

Whose rich ones have been full of violence, And its inhabitants have spoken falsehood, And their tongue <FI>is<Fi> deceitful in their mouth.

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

Ye have sown much, and brought in little, To eat, and not to satiety, To drink, and not to drunkenness, To clothe, and none hath heat, And he who is hiring himself out, Is hiring himself for a bag pierced through.

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

Anger on the fatherless ye cause to fall, And are strange to your friend.

Put to death, then, your members that <FI>are<Fi> upon the earth--whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry--

for to every one having shall be given, and he shall have overabundance, and from him who is not having, even that which he hath shall be taken from him;

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, — read the full passage →

Jesus answered them, `Verily, verily, I say to you--Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. — read the full passage →

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

`Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things-- — read the full passage →

All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and did cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers he overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves, — read the full passage →

These twelve did Jesus send forth, having given command to them, saying, `To the way of the nations go not away, and into a city of the Samaritans go not in, — read the full passage →

For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I? — read the full passage →

Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous <FI>is<Fi> hard.

and whoredom, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;

Woe <FI>to<Fi> apostate sons, The affirmation of Jehovah! To do counsel, and not from Me, And to spread out a covering, and not of My spirit, So as to add sin to sin. — read the full passage →

<FI> In<Fi> the house of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked--trouble.

He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.

And it cometh to pass after this, the sons of Moab have come in, and the sons of Ammon, and with them of the peoples, against Jehoshaphat to battle. — read the full passage →

for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away! — read the full passage →

And Jesus answering said to him--`It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.' — read the full passage →

And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'

Be not thou among those striking hands, Among sureties <FI>for<Fi> burdens. — read the full passage →

The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth. — read the full passage →

and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of, — read the full passage →

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him? — read the full passage →

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death. — read the full passage →