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

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

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

Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

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

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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.

One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

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

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

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

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

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

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

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

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. . . .

After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.” And Nathan replied to David, “Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.” But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying, “Go and tell My servant David that this is what the LORD says: You are not the one to build Me a house in which to dwell. For I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up out of Egypt until this day, but I have moved from tent to tent and dwelling to dwelling. . . .

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

For they went out on behalf of the Name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.

At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.

For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

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.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. . . .

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit.” You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

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.”

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.

What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’ . . .

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.

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

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

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

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

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

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.

Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

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

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. . . .

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

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

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:

Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul. Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

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

A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,

With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

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

A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre. Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute. Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals. . . .

Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south. You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him. . . .