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.

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

Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

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

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

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

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.

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

A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

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

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.”

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

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

The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

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

A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life. She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. . . .

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

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

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. . . .

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.

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.

And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

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.

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.

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

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

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.

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.

But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

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

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

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

I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

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.

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”

Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,

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.

“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.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

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

encouraging you, comforting you, and urging you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

Rejoice at all times. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not extinguish the Spirit.

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.

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.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and as weavers—as artistic designers of every kind of craft.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

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.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

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.

The true Light who gives light to every man was coming into the world.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go.

You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

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

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

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

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

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

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

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

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.

The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

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.

It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

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, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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

She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.