Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.Īnd he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?Īnd why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.īy wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established.Īnd he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers, they succeed. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.įor children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.īut 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.Ĭhoosing advisors and seeking wise counsel What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.įor the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”Ĭome now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”- yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms with injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages…ĭo not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials will be wicked. Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. It is well with the man who deals generously and lends who conducts his affairs with justice.Ī false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is his delight.īetter is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice. Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.įor which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Unless otherwise noted, scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
#Bible verses about finances series#
Also if you missed the first three posts in this series on what the Bible says about money, you can find them here, here, and here.
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