Genesis 41:34-36
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34 Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners(A) over the land to take a fifth(B) of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.(C) 35 They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.(D) 36 This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt,(E) so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.”
Proverbs 21:20
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20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil,
but fools gulp theirs down.
Proverbs 30:24-25
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24 “Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)
Luke 12:16-21
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16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(D)
Luke 12:34
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34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(A)
1 Timothy 5:8
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8 Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied(A) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 6:9
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9 Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:10
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10 For the love of money(A) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(B) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(C)
1 Timothy 6:11
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Final Charge to Timothy
11 But you, man of God,(A) flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,(B) faith, love,(C) endurance and gentleness.
Proverbs 21:5
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5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 24:27
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27 Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
Proverbs 27:23-24
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Ecclesiastes 3:1
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A Time for Everything
3 There is a time(A) for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
Ecclesiastes 11:2
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2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.
Genesis 24:35-36
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35 The Lord has blessed(A) my master abundantly,(B) and he has become wealthy.(C) He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.(D) 36 My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age,(E) and he has given him everything he owns.(F)
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)
2 Corinthians 12:14
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14 Now I am ready to visit you for the third time,(A) and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents,(B) but parents for their children.(C)
Proverbs 20:21
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21 An inheritance claimed too soon
will not be blessed at the end.
Galatians 4:1-2
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4 What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. 2 The heir is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his father.
Proverbs 28:20
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20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.(A)
Proverbs 28:22
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22 The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)
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