Hoarding

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. — read the full passage →

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. — read the full passage →

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

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

No man 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.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain: — read the full passage →

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

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

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, Rejoice. — read the full passage →

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. — read the full passage →

Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God.

For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

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

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently him that is before thee; — read the full passage →

traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. — read the full passage →

And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to Jehovah: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before Jehovah, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. — 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 →

Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be mine own possession from among all peoples: for all the earth is mine:

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness: — read the full passage →

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

But thisI say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. — read the full passage →

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. — 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:

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone.

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established; — read the full passage →

Behold, unto Jehovah thy God belongeth heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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? — read the full passage →

And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

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.

Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.

until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest. — read the full passage →

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

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts. — read the full passage →

and I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that it is I, Jehovah, who call thee by thy name, even the God of Israel.

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase: — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.

a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper; But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy.