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Proverbs 2:20
So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness.
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Psalms 37:25-26
I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.
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Ephesians 5:15
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,
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Psalms 37:21
The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
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Proverbs 27:23-27
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field;You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.
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Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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Deuteronomy 15:7-10
“ If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother,but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying,‘ The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you.You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
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Proverbs 17:18
A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend.
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Proverbs 12:2
A good man obtains favor from the Lord, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.
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Luke 23:50
Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man.
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Proverbs 24:27
Prepare your outside work, Make it fit for yourself in the field; And afterward build your house.
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John 6:12
So when they were filled, He said to His disciples,“ Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.”
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Proverbs 22:26-27
Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts;If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
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Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
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Proverbs 18:9
He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
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Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
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Acts 11:24
For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.
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Job 31:16-20
“ If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it( But from my youth I reared him as a father, And from my mother’s womb I guided the widow);If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor man without covering;If his heart has not blessed me, And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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Romans 5:7
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
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Philippians 1:9
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,