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Proverbs 30:7 (NLT)
O God, I beg two favors from you;
let me have them before I die.
Proverbs 30:8 (NLT)
First, help me never to tell a lie.
Proverbs 30:8 (NLT)
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
Proverbs 30:9 (NLT)
For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?”And if I am too poor,I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.
Proverbs 10:4 (NLT)
Lazy people are soon poor;hard workers get rich.
Proverbs 10:15 (NLT)
The wealth of the rich is their fortress;the poverty of the poor is their destruction.
Proverbs 10:22 (NLT)
The blessing of the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 11:4 (NLT)
Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,but right living can save you from death.
Proverbs 11:28 (NLT)
Trust in your money and down you go!But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
Matthew 1921 - Sell all your possessions23 - It is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of heaven
Matthew 6:19 (NLT)
Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.
Matthew 6:20 (NLT)
Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
Matthew 6:21 (NLT)
Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
Matthew 6:22 (NLT)
Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light.
Matthew 6:23 (NLT)
But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness.And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
Matthew 6:24 (NLT)
No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
Matthew 6:25 (NLT)
That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life - whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food and your body for more than clothing?
Matthew 6:26 (NLT)
Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
Matthew 6:27 (NLT)
Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?
Matthew 6:28-29 (NLT)
And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
Matthew 6:30 (NLT)
And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?
Matthew 6:31 (NLT)
So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
Matthew 6:32 (NLT)
These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs.
Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Proverbs 3:9-10 (NLT)
Honor the LORD with your wealth,With the firstfruits of all your crops;then your barns will be filled to overflowing,and your vats will brim over with new wine.
2 Corinthians 9:6 (NLT)
Remember this - a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
2 Corinthians 9:7 (NLT)
You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure.“For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
2 Corinthians 9:8 (NLT)
And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.