Proverbs 24:4

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

Then I contended with the rulers, and said, “Why is God’s house forsaken?” I gathered them together, and set them in their place.

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

In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

The mandrakes produce fragrance. At our doors are all kinds of precious fruits, new and old, which I have stored up for you, my beloved.

They brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things faithfully. Conaniah the Levite was ruler over them, and Shimei his brother was second.

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the wave offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, to the rooms, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not forsake the house of our God.

My words will utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they will speak sincerely.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.

She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

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.

Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

Therefore behold, I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify; and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth;

You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

She gave the king one hundred twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. Never again was there such an abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to Yahweh his God’s hand on him.

For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Now when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place that was in front of the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.

He has swallowed down riches, and he will vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.

He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.

Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.

He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.

With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.

that I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries.

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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

The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to the words of knowledge.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.

But ten men were found among those who said to Ishmael, “Don’t kill us; for we have stores hidden in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey.” So he stopped, and didn’t kill them among their brothers.

Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”

He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things.”

Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

If therefore your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining gives you light.”

Therefore also the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and apostles; and some of them they will kill and persecute,

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

“Now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I went about preaching God’s Kingdom, will see my face no more.

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.

by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ,

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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.

I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on your behalf,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

considering the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.