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Proverbs 2:20
So follow the way of good people, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
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Psalms 37:25-26
I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.He is always generous, always lending, and his children are a blessing.
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Ephesians 5:15
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk— not as unwise people but as wise—
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Psalms 37:21
The wicked man borrows and does not repay, but the righteous one is gracious and giving.
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Proverbs 27:23-27
Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in,lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field;there will be enough goat’s milk for your food— food for your household and nourishment for your female servants.
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Romans 12:11
Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 15:7-10
“ If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has.Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart,‘ The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,’ and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.Give to him, and don’t have a stingy heart when you give, and because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you do.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction:a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.
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Proverbs 17:18
One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.
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Proverbs 12:2
The good person obtains favor from the Lord, but He condemns a man who schemes.
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Luke 23:50
There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,
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Proverbs 24:27
Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterward, build your house.
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John 6:12
When they were full, He told His disciples,“ Collect the leftovers so that nothing is wasted.”
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Proverbs 22:26-27
Don’t be one of those who enter agreements, who put up security for loans.If you have no money to pay, even your bed will be taken from under you.
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Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil.
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Proverbs 18:9
The one who is truly lazy in his work is brother to a vandal.
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Colossians 4:5
Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.
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Acts 11:24
for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And large numbers of people were added to the Lord.
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Job 31:16-20
If I have refused the wishes of the poor or let the widow’s eyes go blind,if I have eaten my few crumbs alone without letting the fatherless eat any of it—for from my youth, I raised him as his father, and since the day I was born I guided the widow—if I have seen anyone dying for lack of clothing or a needy person without a cloak,if he did not bless me while warming himself with the fleece from my sheep,
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Romans 5:7
For rarely will someone die for a just person— though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die.
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Philippians 1:9
And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,