A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor. Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.

If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time. You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world. They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them. . . .

When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor. Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler. . . .

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand in the land that you are entering to possess.

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.

In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold. The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all. The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences. The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life. Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them. . . .

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.” Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.

Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.

When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.

Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.

Now to Him who is able to do so much more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. . . .

Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

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

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. . . .

Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.

who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask.

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. . . .

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.