Proverbs 6:8

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

He who robs his father and drives away his mother, is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

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 neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones.

The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.

“The harvest is past. The summer has ended, and we are not saved.”

Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

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.

“But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But here he is now comforted, and you are in anguish.

saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God, and didn’t respect man.

When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

However God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

From now on, the crown of righteousness is stored up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,

For you both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.

to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

This is the promise which he promised us, the eternal life.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,