Real Estate

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

But thou shalt remember the Lord 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 it is this day.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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

Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

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

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. — read the full passage →

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. — read the full passage →

If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man’s field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.

Thou shalt not steal.

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.

Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. — read the full passage →

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

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

As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: — read the full passage →

Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. — read the full passage →

For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail:

When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.

Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.

Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; — read the full passage →

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

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

Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.

And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.

Neither shalt thou steal.

But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.

And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him.

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,