Psalms 37:16

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

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Give us day by day our daily bread.

For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s mouth.’ ”

Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

But there is a spirit in man, and the Spirit of the Almighty gives them understanding.

For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

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

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

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted. Therefore they have forgotten me.

Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a short ephah that is accursed?

If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says Yahweh of Armies, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.

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.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

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.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

You shall serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you.

lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built fine houses and lived in them;

But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he abandoned God who made him, and rejected the Rock of his salvation.

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab; for she had heard in the country of Moab how Yahweh had visited his people in giving them bread.

he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

“Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

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

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

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.

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

by knowledge the rooms are filled with all rare and beautiful treasure.

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the middle of his days, they will leave him. At his end, he will be a fool.

I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from your youth, that you didn’t obey my voice.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

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

Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

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;

constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,

Therefore don’t throw away your boldness, which has a great reward.

Let’s therefore go out to him outside of the camp, bearing his reproach.

“I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

He shall not multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away. He shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

When I saw among the plunder a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it.”

for you will forget your misery. You will remember it like waters that have passed away.

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

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

The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

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

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

and not to build houses for ourselves to dwell in. We have no vineyard, field, or seed;

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

They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

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

lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

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

For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.

At the end of ten days, their faces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king’s dainties.

Give us today our daily bread.

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

They ate and were all filled. They gathered up twelve baskets of broken pieces that were left over.

He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the world to come, eternal life.”

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