Playing The Lottery

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

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.

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.

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

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; — read the full passage →

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

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

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

Or 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 men,

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

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.

abstain from every form of evil.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

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

But thisI say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

But godliness with contentment is great gain:

Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.

A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. — read the full passage →

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

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.

By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Jesus said unto him, Again it is written, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God. — 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; — read the full passage →

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

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 →

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

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.

Since thou hast been precious in my sight, and honorable, and I have loved thee; therefore will I give men in thy stead, and peoples instead of thy life.

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die. — read the full passage →

By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom. — read the full passage →

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 →

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread. — read the full passage →

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? Forrichescertainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

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