Proverbs 21:26

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

As it is written, “He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.”

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;

Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

“You shall not steal.

All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.

I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.

If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

His soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land.

His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.

Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

“ ‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.

Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn away to serve other gods and worship them;

but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you,

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

So my heavenly Father will also do to you, if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.”

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want to, you can do them good; but you will not always have me.

But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus said to him, “Buy what things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still.”