Posts with the tag “money”

Proverbs 13:22 "A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just." Solomon put a lot of thought into money matters, especially in the ...  Read More

Proverbs 13:11 "Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase." We can all appreciate this clear-cut statement as it doesn’t take much mental effort to ge...  Read More

Proverbs 13:8 "The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke." What a dramatic proverb!  Whenever you hear about a RANSOM, you can't help but think of high stakes drama.  ...  Read More

Proverbs 13:7 "There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches." At first glance, this proverb is all about money.  On the surface, it wou...  Read More

Proverbs 12:14 "A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him." The average person spends most of their life PURSUING SAT...  Read More

Proverbs 11:28 "He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch." Few things rank higher in the heart of man than financial security.  I could easily argue that...  Read More

Proverbs 11:24-26 "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth sh...  Read More

Proverbs 11:15 "He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure." This proverb is the second of five instances where Solomon addresses surety in his book of ...  Read More

Proverbs 11:4 "Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death." The Psalmist wrote, “The entrance of thy words giveth light” (Psalm 119:130).  Scripture plays the role ...  Read More

Proverbs 11:1 "A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight." In Solomon’s day, a balance, or a scale was extremely important.  It determined how much money you had and...  Read More

Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it." Despite the propaganda of the televangelists, the Bible does not teach that God wants His children to be wea...  Read More

Proverbs 10:15 "The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty." Not all of Solomon’s proverbs are instructional but they are all informative.  Not all of Solom...  Read More

Proverbs 10:4-5 "He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that cau...  Read More

Proverbs 10:2-3 "Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the...  Read More

Proverbs 9:1-6 "Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.  She hath sent forth her m...  Read More

Proverbs 8:10-11 "Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it."...  Read More

Proverbs 7:1-3 "My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table...  Read More

Proverbs 6:6-11 "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How l...  Read More

Proverbs 6:1-5 "My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. Do th...  Read More

Proverbs 5:9-14 "Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; And thou mourn at the l...  Read More

Proverbs 4:7 "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." We have arrived at my favorite verse in the book of Proverbs and in all of the Holy Scri...  Read More

Proverbs 3:16 “Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.” In this passage, like many passages in the Book of Proverbs, Solomon builds a strong case for wisdom.  Play...  Read More

Proverbs 3:13 "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding." Happiness may be humanity’s greatest desire.  Men and women have always been looking for that which will m...  Read More

Proverbs 3:11-12 "My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth." In a chap...  Read More

Proverbs 1:19 "So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof."This verse completed a ten-verse counseling session on the dangers of joining a gr...  Read More

Proverbs 1:14 "Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:"Early in the Book of Proverbs, Solomon is offering his young son and other readers the opportunity to learn how to recognize a dange...  Read More