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Treasures obtained by wicked means profit nothing, but a righteous life brings… Proverbs 10:2

Treasures obtained by wicked means profit nothing, but a righteous life brings delivery from death. Proverbs 10:2	Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. honesty righteousness
I know how to live with little, and I know how to live with plenty. In any and all circumstances, I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need. Philippians 4:12	I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need. contentment food life

Which one of you, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has sufficient funds for its completion? Luke 14:28	For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? debt planning
Moreover, the one to whom God grants wealth and possessions and the ability to enjoy them and to find contentment in his toil receives a gift from God. Ecclesiastes 5:18	Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. food work receiving
I rejoice in following your statutes more than I would rejoice in endless riches. Psalm 119:14	I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches. law joy
No one can serve two masters. For you will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:24	No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon. serving debt materialism
Wealth and honor are from you, you reign over all. In your hand are power and might; it to is in your hand make great and to give strength to all. 1 Chronicles 29:12	Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all! almighty strength
If anyone is rich in worldly possessions and sees a brother in need but refuses to open his heart, how can the love of God abide in him? 1 John 3:17	But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him? neighbor compassion love
A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is a gift from the Lord. Proverbs 19:14	House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh. relationships
The Lord makes poor and makes rich, he humbles and he also exalts. 1 Samuel 2:7	Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. almighty humility dependence
It is better to have little and be righteous than to acquire great riches with injustice. Proverbs 16:8	Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. righteousness contentment honesty
As sorrowful, and yet we are always rejoicing; as poor, and yet we make many rich; as having nothing, and yet we possess everything. 2 Corinthians 6:10	As sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things. sadness joy materialism
Thereupon the Lord restored the prosperity of Job after he had prayed for his friends, and he enriched him with twice as much as he had possessed before. Job 42:10	Yahweh restored Job’s prosperity when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before. prayer blessing
When riches increase, so do those who are eager to accumulate them, and those who have accumulated them must remain content simply to feast their eyes on them. Ecclesiastes 5:10	When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes? materialism desires
The wicked man borrows but neglects to repay, whereas the righteous man is generous in giving. Psalm 37:21	The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. debt righteousness giving
The wealthy man lords it over the poor, and the borrower becomes the slave of the lender. Proverbs 22:7	The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender. debt slavery poverty
The brother who is in modest circumstances should take pride in being raised up. Likewise, the one who is rich should glory in being brought low, for he will disappear like a flower of the field. James 1:9-10	Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away. pride humility
The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but worldly cares and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit. Matthew 13:22	What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. Word of God worrying temptation
A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life; a poor man never has to worry about such threats. Proverbs 13:8	The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats. materialism fear poverty
Do not make gods from silver or from gold instead of me. You will not make them for yourselves. Exodus 20:23	You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me. law idols
Then Peter asked, “Ananias, why has Satan so gained control of your heart that you lied to the Holy Spirit and retained part of the sale price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not belong to you? And after it was sold, were not the proceeds yours? What caused you to contrive this scheme? You have lied not to men but to God.” Acts 5:3-4	But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.” lying honesty devil