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Proverbs 2:20
So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.
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Psalms 37:25-26
I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.
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Ephesians 5:15
Therefore be very careful how you live– not as unwise but as wise,
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Psalms 37:21
Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
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Proverbs 27:23-27
Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field.And there will be enough goat’s milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your servant girls.
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Romans 12:11
Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 15:7-10
If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the LORD your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the LORD against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:“ A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”
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Proverbs 17:18
The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.
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Proverbs 12:2
A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.
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Luke 23:50
Now there was a man named Joseph who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man.
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Proverbs 24:27
Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.
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John 6:12
When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples,“ Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”
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Proverbs 22:26-27
Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts.If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!
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Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
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Proverbs 18:9
The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.
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Colossians 4:5
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
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Acts 11:24
because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.
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Job 31:16-20
If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans–but from my youth I raised the orphan like a father, and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow!If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,whose heart did not bless me as he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep,
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Romans 5:7
( For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.)
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Philippians 1:9
And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight