Getting Rich

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

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

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

It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

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,

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

`And--a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day, — read the full passage →

`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.

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

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

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 →

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;

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

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

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

therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round? — read the full passage →

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.

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

for ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that because of you he became poor--being rich, that ye by that poverty may become rich.

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

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

`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 →

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

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful--the true who will entrust to you?

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

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

do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, — read the full passage →

`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;

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

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.

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

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

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

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,

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

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

and the anxieties of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, and the desires concerning the other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

`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.

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

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

And there came war in the heaven; Michael and his messengers did war against the dragon, and the dragon did war, and his messengers, — read the full passage →

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 →

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

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,

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;

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

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled <FI>with<Fi> poverty. — read the full passage →

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.

The way of a fool <FI>is<Fi> right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel <FI>is<Fi> wise.

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually, — read the full passage →

And it cometh to pass that mankind have begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them, — read the full passage →

And there was given to me a reed like to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, `Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it; — read the full passage →

And he was going through cities and villages, teaching, and making progress toward Jerusalem;

and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats--let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals--in like manner let him do.'

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. — read the full passage →

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

Why <FI>is<Fi> this--a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth--when it increaseth--set not the heart.

And I return them word, and say to them, `The God of the heavens--He doth give prosperity to us, and we His servants rise and have built; and to you there is no portion, and right, and memorial in Jerusalem.'

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee; and thou hast lent <FI>to<Fi> many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast ruled over many nations, and over thee they do not rule.

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years, — read the full passage →

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 →

And he was casting forth a demon, and it was dumb, and it came to pass, the demon having gone forth, the dumb man spake, and the multitudes wondered,

And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, `Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'

And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

`And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death,

`And take ye heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to sanhedrims, and to synagogues, ye shall be beaten, and before governors and kings ye shall be set for my sake, for a testimony to them;

And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;

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

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

I looked <FI>to<Fi> the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not. — read the full passage →

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

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want. — read the full passage →

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase; — read the full passage →

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →

`I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!

and I will give to My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy days, a thousand, two hundred, sixty, arrayed with sackcloth;

because thou sayest--I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

Go, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon <FI>you<Fi> ; — read the full passage →

and as it is laid up to men once to die, and after this--judgment,

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; --

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

And having entered, he was passing through Jericho, — read the full passage →

And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much, — read the full passage →

And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God,

And Jesus having earnestly beheld, said to them, `With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

`And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, do choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

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.

An astonishing and horrible thing hath been in the land. — read the full passage →

If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones <FI>are<Fi> over them.