Psalm 112:5
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5 It is well with the man who (A)deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
Psalm 37:21
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21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous (A)is generous and gives;
Ephesians 5:15
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15 (A)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
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Proverbs 2:20
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20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 (A)I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man (B)lacking sense,
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone (C)wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and (D)considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 (E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
Romans 12:11
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11 Do not be slothful in zeal, (A)be fervent in spirit,[a] (B)serve the Lord.
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- Romans 12:11 Or fervent in the Spirit
Proverbs 17:18
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18 One who lacks sense gives a pledge
and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
Proverbs 12:2
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2 A good man (A)obtains favor from the Lord,
but a man of evil devices he condemns.
Psalm 37:25-26
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25 I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children (A)begging for bread.
26 He is ever (B)lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
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7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, (A)you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but (B)you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. 9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your (C)eye look grudgingly[a] on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he (D)cry to the Lord against you, and (E)you be guilty of sin. 10 You shall give to him freely, and (F)your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because (G)for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
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- Deuteronomy 15:9 Or be evil; also verse 10
Colossians 4:5
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5 (A)Walk in wisdom toward (B)outsiders, making the best use of the time.
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Philippians 1:9
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9 And it is my prayer that (A)your love may abound more and more, (B)with knowledge and all discernment,
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Romans 5:7
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7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—
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Acts 11:24
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24 for he was a good man, (A)full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people (B)were added to the Lord.
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John 6:12
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12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.”
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Luke 23:50
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50 (A)Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man,
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Luke 6:35
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35 But (A)love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and (B)you will be sons of (C)the Most High, for (D)he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 (A)Know well the condition of your flocks,
and (B)give attention to your herds,
24 for (C)riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 (D)When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26 (E)the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
27 (F)There will be enough goats' milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and maintenance for your girls.
Proverbs 24:27
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27 (A)Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
Proverbs 22:26-27
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26 Be not one of those who (A)give pledges,
who put up security for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should (B)your bed be taken from under you?
Proverbs 18:9
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9 Whoever is slack in his work
is a (A)brother to him who destroys.
Job 31:16-20
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16 “If I have (A)withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have (B)caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18 (for from my youth the fatherless[a] grew up with me as with a father,
and from my mother's womb I guided the widow[b]),
19 if I have seen anyone (C)perish for (D)lack of clothing,
or the needy without (E)covering,
20 if his body has not (F)blessed me,[c]
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
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