Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked. They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.” But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.

Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.

You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD. “Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed. Have you not just called to Me, ‘My Father, You are my friend from youth. Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?’ This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can.” . . .

“If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”

Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

Do not make friends with an angry man, and do not associate with a hot-tempered man, or you may learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course. Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you. For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.

if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death. For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh, so that the righteous standard of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.