![]() ![]() For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.įrom everyone who has been given much, much will be required and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. They will pour into your lap a good measure–pressed down, shaken together, and running over. But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving will be in secret and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. ![]() So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven and come, follow Me.”īeware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his heart on it so that he will not cry against you to the LORD and it become sin in you. In the midst of his days it will forsake him, and in the end he will be a fool. The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.Īs a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, so is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly. …You impose heavy rent on the poor and exact a tribute of grain from them…you have built houses of well-hewn stone, yet you will not live in them you have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.īetter is a little with righteousness than great income with injustice. The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.īetter is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool. Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, but the one who gathers by labor increases it. He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who pursues worthless things lacks sense. He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully. Which, having no chief, officer, or ruler, prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provision in the harvest. Go to the ant, O sluggard, observe her ways and be wise. ‘You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measurement of weight, or capacity.’Ī false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is His delight. Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully. “You shall not have in your bag differing weights, a large and a small.” ![]() ‘You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt. Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.ĭo you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings He will not stand before obscure men. Otherwise, you may say in your heart, “My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.” But you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who cares for his master will be honored. Then the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. May God bless you abundantly! Old Testament Verses May these Bible verses about stewardship help you in your life daily, giving you a guideline of how to manage all that you have been given. ![]() Living out what these Bible verses about stewardship on a daily basis takes planning, preparation, and patience, but once implemented, this discipline and good work is an amazing reflection of our faith. By making God’s blessings a priority in all that we do, we glorify Him in how we conduct ourselves. Since God is the owner of everything, we are the stewards who have been charged with managing everything he has placed in our care.īible verses about stewardship admonish us to be in control of our time, honor our relationships, be in integrity during our business dealings, and value our personal finances as an act of worship. It is not theirs, but they are in charge of handling it well. It is a steward’s responsibility to manage or take care of something. It is ultimately His and should be used for His purposes.īeing a good steward is an important Christian principal and does not just refer to money. In reality, that which we grow, produce, and make is only allocated to us as payment on a temporary basis. Sometimes we feel that what we’ve worked for and earned is ours, and that’s final. ![]()
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