Question 141

Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.

Psalms 15:2

2He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

Psalms 15:4

4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,

Zechariah 7:4

4Then the word of the LORD of Hosts came to me, saying,

Zechariah 7:10

10Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Zechariah 8:16-17

16These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

17do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.

Romans 13:7

7Pay 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.

Leviticus 6:2-5

2“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor

3or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

4once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,

5or anything else about which he has sworn falsely. He must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value, and pay it to the owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.

Luke 19:8

8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”

Luke 6:30

30Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

Luke 6:38

38Give, 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.”

1 John 3:17

17If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

Ephesians 4:28

28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

Galatians 6:10

10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.

1 Timothy 6:6-9

6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

7For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.

8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.

9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

Galatians 6:14

14But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

1 Timothy 5:8

8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Proverbs 27:23-27

23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

25When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,

26the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

24Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

13and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.

1 Timothy 6:17-18

17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

Isaiah 38:1

1In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

Matthew 11:8

8Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.

1 Corinthians 7:20

20Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.

Genesis 2:15

15Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

Genesis 3:19

19By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Proverbs 10:4

4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

John 6:12

12And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”

Proverbs 21:20

20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

1 Corinthians 6:1-9

1If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!

2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?

3Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

4So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?

5I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

6Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!

7The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

8Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!

9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

Proverbs 6:1-6

1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

3then 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.

4Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

Proverbs 11:15

15He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

Leviticus 25:35

35Now 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.

Deuteronomy 22:1-4

1If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.

2If your brother does not live near you, or if you do not know who he is, you are to take the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to him.

3And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.

4If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.

Exodus 23:4-5

4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

5If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

Genesis 47:14

14Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace.

Genesis 47:20

20So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s,

Philippians 2:4

4Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Matthew 22:39

39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’