Psalm 112:5
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5 It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
who conduct their affairs with justice.
Psalm 37:21
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21 The wicked borrow and do not pay back,
but the righteous are generous and keep giving;(A)
Ephesians 5:15
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15 Be careful, then, how you live,[a] not as unwise people but as wise,
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- 5.15 Gk walk
Proverbs 2:20
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20 Therefore walk in the way of the good,
and keep to the paths of the just.
Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I passed by the field of one who was lazy,
by the vineyard of a stupid person,(A)
31 and see, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,(B)
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want, like an armed warrior.
Romans 12:11
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11 Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.
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Proverbs 17:18
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18 It is senseless to give a pledge,
to become surety for a neighbor.(A)
Proverbs 12:2
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2 The good obtain favor from the Lord,
but those who devise evil he condemns.(A)
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 their children begging bread.(A)
26 They are ever giving liberally and lending,
and their children become a blessing.(B)
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
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7 “If there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy neighbor.(A) 8 You should rather open your hand, willingly lending enough to meet the need, whatever it may be.(B) 9 Be careful that you do not entertain a mean thought, thinking, ‘The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,’ and therefore view your needy neighbor with hostility and give nothing; your neighbor[a] might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.(C) 10 Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.(D)
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- 15.9 Heb he
Colossians 4:5
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5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.[a](A)
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- 4.5 Or opportunity
Philippians 1:9
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9 And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight(A)
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Romans 5:7
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7 Indeed, rarely will anyone die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die.
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Acts 11:24
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24 for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were brought to the Lord.(A)
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John 6:12
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12 When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.”
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Luke 23:50
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50 Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph who, though a member of the council,
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Luke 6:35
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35 Instead, love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.[a] Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.(A)
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- 6.35 Other ancient authorities read despairing of no one
Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds,
24 for riches do not last forever,
nor a crown for all generations.(A)
25 When the grass is gone, and new growth appears,
and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,(B)
26 the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field;
27 there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and nourishment for your female servants.
Proverbs 24:27
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27 Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for you in the field;
and after that build your house.
Proverbs 22:26-27
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26 Do not be one of those who give pledges,
who become surety for debts.(A)
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
why should your bed be taken from under you?
Proverbs 18:9
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9 One who is slack in work
is close kin to a vandal.(A)
Job 31:16-20
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16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail(A)
17 or have eaten my morsel alone
and the orphan has not eaten from it—(B)
18 for from my youth I reared the orphan[a] like a father,
and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow[b]—
19 if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing
or a poor person without covering,
20 whose loins have not blessed me,
and who was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;(C)
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