Wealth

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

`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.

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;

`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.

`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 →

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

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

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

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; — read the full passage →

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common, — read the full passage →

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

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

Wealth and honour <FI>are<Fi> with me, Lasting substance and righteousness.

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

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

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

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,

`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.'

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

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

`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?

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

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

Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

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

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

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

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

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

The end of humility <FI>is<Fi> the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

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.

And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!' — read the full passage →

Wealth and riches <FI>are<Fi> in his house, And his righteousness is standing for ever.

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.

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.

The wealth of the rich <FI>is<Fi> the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of; — read the full passage →

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

`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.

`Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not--reward ye have not from your Father who <FI>is<Fi> in the heavens; — read the full passage →

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

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

The wealth of the rich <FI>is<Fi> his strong city, The ruin of the poor <FI>is<Fi> their poverty.

Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

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 →

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; --

`And Jehovah hath made thee abundant in good, in the fruit of the womb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, on the ground which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers to give to thee.

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

A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways. — read the full passage →

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion, — read the full passage →

An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat; — read the full passage →

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

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

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

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

each according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God, which He hath given to thee.

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

Better <FI>is<Fi> the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked. — read the full passage →

greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward;

`The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have <FI>it<Fi> abundantly.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Better <FI>is<Fi> the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause <FI>them<Fi> to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

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.

The good of eye--he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

and Abram <FI>is<Fi> exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

The making of treasures by a lying tongue, <FI>Is<Fi> a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

`No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

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 Jesus answering said, `Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my sake, and for the good news', — read the full passage →

and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth: — read the full passage →

greater wealth having reckoned the reproach of the Christ than the treasures in Egypt, for he did look to the recompense of reward; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

yea, even every man who eateth and hath drunk and seen good by all his labour, it <FI>is<Fi> a gift of God.

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

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming up, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads a name of evil speaking, — read the full passage →

and he who did look into the perfect law--that of liberty, and did continue there, this one--not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work--this one shall be happy in his doing.

The feared thing of the wicked it meeteth him, And the desire of the righteous is given.

He is raising up from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He exalteth the needy. — read the full passage →

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.

By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah doth establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah give a present to Jehoshaphat, and he hath riches and honour in abundance,

In that night hath God appeared to Solomon, and saith to him, `Ask--what do I give to thee?' — read the full passage →

And Jehovah is with Joseph, and he is a prosperous man, and he is in the house of his lord the Egyptian, — read the full passage →

and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome. — read the full passage →

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,

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him, — read the full passage →