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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities. This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”

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

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 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.

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.

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast.

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

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.

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

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

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. . . .

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

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

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

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.

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.’”

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.”

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.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

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

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

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

Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

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 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.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

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

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

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.

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

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,

He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

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.”

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.’

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

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.

Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

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

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

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

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

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

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

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

The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

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

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

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.

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise: The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

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

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.

that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!

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

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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 the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.

You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

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.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

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.

And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.

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

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

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

This is why the ancients were commended.

And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

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.

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. . . .

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. . . .

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.

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, . . .

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

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

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.