“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
They have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
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