Spending Money

And this memorial pillar I have set up will become a place for worshiping God, and I will present to God a tenth of everything he gives me.”

Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.

If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace; if you accept correction, you will be honored.

Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.

If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD — and he will repay you!

Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.

The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.

Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.

The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth — except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!

Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

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

Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong — you want only what will give you pleasure.