Managing Money

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 →

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

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

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 →

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.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — 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.

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

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

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

And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →