The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

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

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.’

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

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.

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?

Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

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.

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more. But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. . . .

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

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.’”

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

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.

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

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

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

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

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

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.

The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

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.

Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.

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

I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.

He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

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.”

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

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, . . .

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

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. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

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.

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

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

If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

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.

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.

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.

You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.

You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. . . .

The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

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.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

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 we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

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.

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me? They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God. For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice, that he should live on forever and not see decay. . . .