: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant nor his maidservant, nor his ox nor his ass nor anything that is thy neighbour's.
: Labour ([;gey" - toil, grow weary; NKJV: overwork) not to be rich: Cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
NIV: Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
: ... Give me neither poverty nor riches — Feed me with the food allotted to me; Lest I be full and deny You, and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I be poor and steal, and profane the name of my God.
: He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this also is vanity.
, also , The Rich Young Ruler: (NKJV)
Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
So He said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “ ‘You shall not murder’, ‘You shall not commit adultery’, ‘You shall not steal’, ‘You shall not bear false witness’, ‘Honor your father and your mother’, and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?”
Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”
But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
: Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” So he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”
: (NLT) Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
: (NIV) I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
: Godliness with contentment (h` euvsebei,a meta. auvtarkei,aj) is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
But thou, o man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
: Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
: Let your conversation be without covetousness (avfila,rguroj o` tro,poj), and be content with such things as ye have, for as he hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.
: (NIV) Be not overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendour of his house increases. For he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendour will not descend with him.
: (NIV) A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
: (Jewish New Testament): “Be careful to guard against all forms of greed, because even if someone is rich, his life does not consist in what he owns.” And he gave them this illustration: “There was a man whose land was very productive. He debated with himself, ‘What shall I do? I haven't enough room for all my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I'll do: I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and I'll store all my wheat and other goods there. Then I'll say to myself, “You're a lucky man! You have a big supply of goods laid up for you that will last many years. Start taking it easy! Eat! Drink! Enjoy yourself!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night you will die! And the things you prepared - whose will they be?’ That's how it is with anyone who stores up wealth for himself without being rich toward God.”
: You shall have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure, that your days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
24: If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
25: If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much...
28: This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge, for I should have denied the God .. above.
: A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
: Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.
: Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
: He that is greedy of gain (Young's literal: A dishonest gainer) troubleth his own house, but he that hateth gifts shall live.
: Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
: A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold. The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.
: He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.
: One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
: Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness and his chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages and gives him nothing for his work.
: And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness ... against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans
: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt and thieves break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and thieves do not break through and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
: Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.”
: He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.
: (NLT) Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority. Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law.
: If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
(“Those of [his] household” = oivkei,oi, JNT “family”; provide = pronoe,w)
: And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.
: Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee the power to get wealth.
: God said [to Solomon] Because thou hast asked this thing and hast not asked for thyself long life neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment, behold I have done according to thy words: lo I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
: Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.
: Every man ... to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him the power to eat thereof and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
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If I have despised the cause of my male or female servant when they complained against me,
What then shall I do when God rises up? When He punishes, how shall I answer Him?
Did not He who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same One fashion us in the womb?
If I have kept the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Or eaten my morsel by myself, so that the fatherless could not eat of it
(But from my youth I reared him as a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow);
If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or any poor man without covering;
If his heart has not blessed me, and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, when I saw I had help in the gate;
Then let my arm fall from my shoulder, let my arm be torn from the socket.
For destruction from God is a terror to me, and because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
: Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.
: He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, And the rod of his anger will fail. He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.
: Love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
: Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.
: On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come.
: For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened; but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack—that there may be equality.
: But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
: Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.
: Go to the ant, thou sluggard, consider her ways and be wise: which having no guide, overseer or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, o sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
: He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
V5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son. But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Diligent here is #Wrx' haruts. See all uses of #Wrx' here.
: (NKJV) He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.
: Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
NIV: Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
hB,r>y: dy"-l[; #beqow> j['m.yI lb,h,me !Wh
Although the NKJV also gives lb,h, here the meaning ‘dishonesty’ (and LXX avnomi,a), the BDB lexicon only has the idea of ‘lightness’, more the opposite of the idea of effort in the 2nd part of the text. Note: lb,h, is the word for vanity in , and many other verses in Ecclesiastes.
: He who is slothful in his work is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
NLT: A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.
: Love not sleep lest thou come to poverty.
: An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
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I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; its surface was covered with nettles; its stone wall was broken down.
When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest;
So shall your poverty come like a prowler, and your need like an armed man.
: Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
: (NKJV) He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough! A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
NLT: A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty. The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
: He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
: Because of laziness the building decays, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.
: (NLT) Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you. But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
: He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.
: In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
: not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
: (NIV) We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat.
: My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth. So do this, my son, and deliver yourself; For you have come into the hand of your friend: Go and humble yourself; Plead with your friend. Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids. Deliver yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, And like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
: He who is surety for a stranger will suffer, But one who hates being surety is secure.
: A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame, and will share an inheritance among the brothers.
: A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend.
: (NIV) In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
: (NIV) A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
: Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts; If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
: By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
: He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
: For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it — lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?
: (NIV) When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted."
: (NIV) Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
: There is that maketh himself rich yet hath nothing. There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
: (NIV) Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
: The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
: The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, Whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.