- Don’t do business with a proud man; everyone will go down together.
- The reason for wealth is to have money to give. God gives prosperity to the generous.
- One reason for work is to have money to give, otherwise work becomes tedious.
- God gives wealth. Don’t imagine it comes from anywhere else.
- The fool seeks prosperity. He can now buy all the trouble he wants.
- The wise seek God and character. The Lord will give as He wills.
- Giving money away buys more than spending ever will.
- Generosity to the poor is like lending to the Lord.
- The trap set by the wicked is always baited with “a little more”.
- A little income like a little bit of honey tastes very good. Too much money, like too much honey makes one vomit.
- A miser has much, but he is nauseated.
- When God sees one who wants to be rich, He deliberately frustrates him.
- The fool gets wealth despite God. His pride is short-lived. His new castle walls cannot keep God’s judgment out.
- There are three things that cannot get enough once they are loosed, death, destruction and human eye.
- Avoid partnerships. They are a prelude to poverty. (How can God punish one without bringing down the other?
- The poor have fewer friends, but they have more reliable ones.
- What you think your money is for determines how kind and gentle your tongue will be.
- An early inheritance becomes a bitter gift.
- Money made with even the smallest lie will first disappear and then later hang you.
- You can’t hear the cries of the poor? “What is that…I am sorry but I can’t hear you,” says the Lord.
- A wise man keeps to give. A fool spends. That’s how you can tell the difference between the two.
- Generosity to the rich is not generosity; it is bribery. Those who bribe will end up poor.
- If you can’t fully take care of what you have, say no to more.
- You see a quick way to make money; you see what a fool wants you to see.
- A man who sees himself as smarter than others is really only lazier.
- Laziness can always be rationalized. Diligence just goes to work each day.
- Money made a little at a time, stays.
- Borrowing is the means of selling yourself into slavery. Often you lose your own bed.
- Do not prosecute the needy. God will be their personal attorney.
In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has. (Proverbs 21:20)
Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. (Proverbs 21:21)