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Thematic Bible: Business life


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Numbers 16:15
Then Moses became angry and said to the Lord, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.” Verse ConceptsIntegrityFraudAnger, HumanAnger, Justified ExamplesLoss Of DonkeysNamed People Angry With OthersRespectHurthurting

2 Kings 12:15
No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay those doing the work, since they worked with integrity. Verse ConceptsFraudFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsMoney Managementaccounting

1 Samuel 12:4
“You haven’t wronged us, you haven’t mistreated us, and you haven’t taken anything from anyone’s hand,” they responded. Verse ConceptsFraud

2 Samuel 18:12
The man replied to Joab, “Even if I had the weight of 1,000 pieces of silver in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. For we heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for me.’ Verse ConceptsFraudCoinageThe King's Orders

1 Kings 13:8
But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your house, I still wouldn’t go with you, and I wouldn’t eat bread or drink water in this place, Verse ConceptsFraudSteadfastness, Examples OfHalf Of Possessions

2 Kings 5:16
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, I stand before Him. I will not accept it.” Naaman urged him to accept it, but he refused. Verse ConceptsFraudNot GivingNot Receiving

2 Kings 22:7
But no accounting is to be required from them for the money put into their hands since they work with integrity.” Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsCollectionsMastersServants, GoodTrustworthinessFinancesMoney Blessingsactingaccounting

Nehemiah 5:15
The governors who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking food and wine from them, as well as a pound of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but I didn’t do this, because of the fear of God. Verse ConceptsCoinageAttitudes Of ReverenceGovernorsGodly Fear, Examples OfHeavy BurdensIndividuals Fearing GodTax To Be Paid

2 Corinthians 7:2
Accept us. We have wronged no one, corrupted no one, defrauded no one. Verse ConceptsIntegrityCoveting, prohibition ofDefraudingCheatingNo Room

Proverbs 11:1
Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight. Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfAbominationsBalance In LifeBalances, Dishonest UseFalsehoodDelight, God ExpressingDeception, Forbidden By GodBuying and sellingGod, Will OfHonestyInjustice, Hated By GodInjustice, Examples OfGod, Justice OfMoney, Stewardship OfBalances, For BusinessTradeTrustworthinessWeights And Measures, LawsBusiness EthicsFinanceAbominations, To GodDishonesty CondemnedCheatingJust WeightsWeighingAccuracyGod Hating ThingsSocial dutiesDishonestybalanceweightcheatersmeasurement

Hosea 12:7
A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.
 Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfInjustice, Examples OfMarketsMerchantsOccupationsStealingTradeTrustworthinessWork, And The FallDishonesty CondemnedCheatingCommerceOppressorsbalancecheaters

Micah 6:11
Can I excuse wicked scales
or bags of deceptive weights?
 Verse ConceptsDeception, Forbidden By GodDeceit, Practice OfMarketsTrustworthinessCharacter Of WickedDishonesty CondemnedJust WeightsAcquittalDeviousnessDishonestybalanceAcquitting The Guilty

Jeremiah 17:11
He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool. Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfManipulationInjustice, Examples OfMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinMoney, Stewardship OfProfitsRich, TheRiches, Ungodly Use OfBusiness EthicsBirds, Figurative UseUnjust GainDishonesty CondemnedAnimal ReproductionPartridgesFoolish PeopleMisrepresentationGetting RichFools

Proverbs 20:14
“It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfBuying and sellingNegotiationDishonesty CondemnedWorthLosing FriendsValuecheaterssales

Deuteronomy 25:13
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. Verse ConceptsBagsDeception, Forbidden By GodWork, And The FallBusiness EthicsDishonesty CondemnedJust Weightsbalanceweight

Proverbs 20:10
Differing weights and varying measures—
both are detestable to the Lord. Verse ConceptsAbominationsBalances, For BusinessDeception, Forbidden By GodBuying and sellingMoney, Stewardship OfBalances, Dishonest UseTradeWeights And Measures, LawsDishonesty CondemnedJust WeightsAccuracyAbominations, To Godweight

Proverbs 21:6
Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death. Verse ConceptsDeceit, Practice OfDeceit Leading to JudgmentManipulationProverbsRiches, Ungodly Use OfTongueTreasureBusiness EthicsUnjust GainDishonesty Condemnedcheaters

Jeremiah 22:13
Woe for the one who builds his palace
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
 Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfInjustice, Nature And Source OfLeaders, PoliticalMastersRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfWagesUnjust GainDishonesty CondemnedEmployersPresumptuous PlansWoe To The WickedInjustice

Proverbs 10:5
The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful. Verse ConceptsIndustryBinding cornHarvestLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfSummerShameSleep, PhysicalSowing And ReapingThriftWisdom, Human NatureBusiness EthicsThe Love Of SleepAutumnGathering FoodShame Of Bad ConductThe Work Of The WiseWorking Hard And Not Being Lazy

Genesis 2:15
The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it. Verse ConceptsBusynessHumanities Responsibility To CreationGarden Of Eden, TheEmploymentLaborCareCare, HumanLeisure, And PastimesNatureProperty, LandStewardshipWork, As Ordained By GodWork, Divine And HumanFarmersTilling The SoilIndustryCaring For AnimalsPhysical LabourMen WorkingAdam and eveGardensAgricultureServiceFarmingTaking Care Of Your BodyTaking Care Of The Earth

Proverbs 12:11
The one who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense. Verse ConceptsDiligence, Rewards OfLack Of DiscernmentSluggardsTilling The SoilBusiness EthicsIndustryLaborProsperityCultivationEvil AssociationsUseless Endeavour

Romans 12:11
Do not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord. Verse ConceptsEnthusiasmeagernessdiscipleship, nature ofServing JesusDevotion To GodGod, Zeal OfService To GodSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfZealIndustryLaborLazinessZeal, ReligiousFervourSlothfulnessThe Love Of SleepServing ChristBusinessServiceBeing Devoted to GodDiligent PrayerServingStaying PositivePassionServing GodWorking For GodStaying Strong During Hard TimesDoing Your BestLosing FriendsFeeling LostPrayer During Hard TimesPersistenceWorking Hard And Not Being LazyenergypatientsencouragingAffections Should Not Grow Coldimprovementsloth

Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, you slacker!
Observe its ways and become wise.
 Verse ConceptsBusynessLearning MethodsInsectsMeditationThoughtWisdom, Human NatureWork, As Ordained By GodLazinessBeing a ModelIndustryAcquiring WisdomWork EthicEthicsWorking Hard And Not Being LazySaving Moneybugssloth

Proverbs 13:11
Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it. Verse ConceptsBad CounselBeing In DebtIncreaseLossMoney, Stewardship OfGraduallyRiches, Nature OfRiches, Ungodly Use OfTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsIndustryMoneyFrugalityLotteriesBettingPhysical LabourGamblingRichesDishonestyFinancesA Fool And His Money Shall PartWealth And ProsperityMoney BlessingsSaving Money

Proverbs 20:13
Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat. Verse ConceptsIdleness, Consequences OfPoverty, Causes OfSleep, PhysicalSluggardsWork, And RestRising LateIdleness Leads ToPovertyIndustryThe Love Of SleepSloth, Leads ToAvoiding PovertyThe poorBreadGrowingFeeding The Poorrelaxationlovers

Proverbs 31:13
She selects wool and flax
and works with willing hands.
 Verse ConceptsFlaxeagernessWoolIndustryDoing One's Work

Jeremiah 17:11
He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool. Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfManipulationInjustice, Examples OfMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinMoney, Stewardship OfProfitsRich, TheRiches, Ungodly Use OfBusiness EthicsBirds, Figurative UseUnjust GainDishonesty CondemnedAnimal ReproductionPartridgesFoolish PeopleMisrepresentationGetting RichFools

Proverbs 21:6
Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death. Verse ConceptsDeceit, Practice OfDeceit Leading to JudgmentManipulationProverbsRiches, Ungodly Use OfTongueTreasureBusiness EthicsUnjust GainDishonesty Condemnedcheaters

Jeremiah 22:13
Woe for the one who builds his palace
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
 Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfInjustice, Nature And Source OfLeaders, PoliticalMastersRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfWagesUnjust GainDishonesty CondemnedEmployersPresumptuous PlansWoe To The WickedInjustice

Proverbs 16:8
Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice. Verse ConceptsMoney, Stewardship OfPoverty, SpiritualProfitsBusiness EthicsUnjust GainLittle FoodTreasure In HeavenInjustice

Proverbs 22:16
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty. Verse ConceptsAffluenceCovetingBad LeadershipSocial JusticeInjustice, Nature And Source OfMoney, Stewardship OfPoverty, Causes OfRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfRiches, Ungodly Use OfUnjust GainNot Helping The PoorRight Use Of WealthEconomicsHelping The PoorAbuseoppressioncheaters

Proverbs 28:8
Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor. Verse ConceptsCreditorsGreed, Condemnation OfInterestKindnessMoney, Stewardship OfUnjust GainBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorChargeSaving Moneyinvestingpity

Ezekiel 22:13
“Now look, I clap My hands together against the dishonest profit you have made and against the blood shed among you. Verse ConceptsExtortionUnjust GainCommerceBeating OneselfKilling Many People

James 5:4
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. Verse ConceptsFraudCheatingDishonesty, Kinds OfHearingHiringMastersMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfOppression, Nature OfPoverty, Causes OfPrayer, Answers ToRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfSuffering, HardshipSuffering, Of The InnocentWagesOppression, Examples OfEmployersRiches, Can Lead ToUnjust GainMowingReapersMen DeceivingGod As A WarriorOutcryCauses of failure in

Proverbs 11:1
Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight. Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfAbominationsBalance In LifeBalances, Dishonest UseFalsehoodDelight, God ExpressingDeception, Forbidden By GodBuying and sellingGod, Will OfHonestyInjustice, Hated By GodInjustice, Examples OfGod, Justice OfMoney, Stewardship OfBalances, For BusinessTradeTrustworthinessWeights And Measures, LawsBusiness EthicsFinanceAbominations, To GodDishonesty CondemnedCheatingJust WeightsWeighingAccuracyGod Hating ThingsSocial dutiesDishonestybalanceweightcheatersmeasurement

Leviticus 19:35-36
"You must not act unfairly in measurements of length, weight, or volume. You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 25:15
You must have a full and honest weight, a full and honest dry measure, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Verse ConceptsJust WeightsAccuracyHow To Live Longweightmeasurement

Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. Verse ConceptsBullyingRevenge, And RetaliationSpiteDuties To EnemiesBeing Seen By ManNot AvengingRepaying Evil For EvilTurning The Other Cheek

Romans 13:8
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. Verse ConceptsBankruptcyAccountancyCreditorsCommitment, to God's peopleBeing In DebtLove, Nature OfMinistry, In The ChurchFinanceRepaying DebtFulfilling The LawLove Your Neighbour!Scriptures FulfilledDebtLoving One Anotherloverscredibilityoverworking

2 Corinthians 8:21
For we are making provision for what is right, not only before the Lord but also before men. Verse ConceptsEyes, Used Of GodMen PleasersSeeking HonourDoing The Right Thingprovidingcriticismacting

Philippians 4:8
Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things. Verse ConceptsBattlesBad ThoughtsBad ParentsAwesome Godethics, personalBeing A MotherBeing An EncouragerInnocence, Teaching OnJustice, In Believers' LivesMeditationMorality, And CreationSeductionTemperIntegrityVirtueControlling Your ThoughtsCourtingThinkingThoughtfulnessSeeking Things AboveLast WordsThinking ArightThingsBeauty Of ThingsPure ThingsCleanlinessMoviesAntidepressantsFocusPositive ThinkingThoughtsInner BeautyExcellencepositivityGood Qualities

Proverbs 11:1
Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight. Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfAbominationsBalance In LifeBalances, Dishonest UseFalsehoodDelight, God ExpressingDeception, Forbidden By GodBuying and sellingGod, Will OfHonestyInjustice, Hated By GodInjustice, Examples OfGod, Justice OfMoney, Stewardship OfBalances, For BusinessTradeTrustworthinessWeights And Measures, LawsBusiness EthicsFinanceAbominations, To GodDishonesty CondemnedCheatingJust WeightsWeighingAccuracyGod Hating ThingsSocial dutiesDishonestybalanceweightcheatersmeasurement

Micah 6:11
Can I excuse wicked scales
or bags of deceptive weights?
 Verse ConceptsDeception, Forbidden By GodDeceit, Practice OfMarketsTrustworthinessCharacter Of WickedDishonesty CondemnedJust WeightsAcquittalDeviousnessDishonestybalanceAcquitting The Guilty

Leviticus 19:36
You are to have honest balances, honest weights, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure; I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsJust WeightsWeighingThe Lord Is GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptRight Measuresbalanceweight

Proverbs 16:11
Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are His concern. Verse ConceptsBalances, Dishonest UseBagsBalances, For BusinessBuying and sellingTradeWeights And Measures, LawsBeing FairFinancial AdviceJust WeightsAccuracyRight MeasuresDecision Makingbalancefairnessweightcheaters

Deuteronomy 25:13
“You must not have two different weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. Verse ConceptsBagsDeception, Forbidden By GodWork, And The FallBusiness EthicsDishonesty CondemnedJust Weightsbalanceweight

Proverbs 20:10
Differing weights and varying measures—
both are detestable to the Lord. Verse ConceptsAbominationsBalances, For BusinessDeception, Forbidden By GodBuying and sellingMoney, Stewardship OfBalances, Dishonest UseTradeWeights And Measures, LawsDishonesty CondemnedJust WeightsAccuracyAbominations, To Godweight

Ezekiel 45:10
“You must have honest scales, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessHonestyBalances, Dishonest UseMerchandiseJust WeightsRight Measuresbalance

Luke 19:15
“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those slaves he had given the money to, so he could find out how much they had made in business. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsOthers Summoninginvesting

1 Kings 10:15
besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

Ezekiel 17:4
He plucked off its topmost shoot,
brought it to the land of merchants,
and set it in a city of traders.
 Verse ConceptsMerchantsTrade

Proverbs 20:14
“It’s worthless, it’s worthless!” the buyer says,
but after he is on his way, he gloats. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfBuying and sellingNegotiationDishonesty CondemnedWorthLosing FriendsValuecheaterssales

Genesis 34:10
Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it.” Verse ConceptsTradeLiving In The LandProperty

Genesis 42:34
Bring back your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. I will then give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the country.’” Verse ConceptsTradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

Ezekiel 27:12
“Tarshish was your trading partner because of your great wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise. Verse ConceptsLeadIronMineralsSilverTinCommerce

Isaiah 10:2
to keep the poor from getting a fair trial
and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,
so that widows can be their spoil
and they can plunder the fatherless.
 Verse ConceptsFraudThe NeedyPlunderingHuntingOppression, Nature OfPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoor, Oppression OfExtortionNo JusticeNot Helping WidowsHelping The Pooroppression

Ezekiel 22:12
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. Verse ConceptsFraudCreditCovenant breakersExcessGreed, Condemnation OfInjustice, Nature And Source OfInterestMoney, Stewardship OfBusiness EthicsCovetousness, Results InExtortionSheddingKilling The InnocentOppressors

Amos 5:11
Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
 Verse ConceptsBuildingFraudCovenant breakersManipulationExploitationsInjustice, Nature And Source OfMoney, Stewardship OfOppression, God's Attitude ToPoverty, Causes OfStonesUnkindnessVineyardPlanting VineyardsBusiness EthicsPoor, Oppression OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToCultivationExtortionTaking AdvantageBuilding HousesNot Drinking WineNot Helping The PoorPaying For Goodstaxes

Matthew 18:28
“But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him 100 denarii. He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, ‘Pay what you owe!’ Verse ConceptsFraudUnmercifulnessExtortion, Examples OfDenariusExtortionGraspingSettling AccountsDebtServant Leadership

Matthew 23:25
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence! Verse ConceptsGluttonyCups, Figurative UseCovetingExtortionExtortion, Examples Ofevil, origins ofGreed, Condemnation OfPeace, Human Search ForRiches, Dangers OfRitualSelf IndulgenceSelfishnessExternalsThe Inward BeingClean ObjectsHypocritesGreedHypocrisy

Luke 3:13
He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.” Verse ConceptsMoney, Stewardship OfTaxExtortionBeing Contenttaxes

1 Corinthians 5:10
I did not mean the immoral people of this world or the greedy and swindlers or idolaters; otherwise you would have to leave the world. Verse ConceptsGreed, Condemnation OfExtortionNature Of IdolatryGreedSexual ImmoralitySexual Puritycheaters

1 Kings 21:7
Then his wife Jezebel said to him, “Now, exercise your royal power over Israel. Get up, eat some food, and be happy. For I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfTemptressesEating Drinking And RejoicingExercisejezebel

Genesis 21:25
But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the water well that Abimelech’s servants had seized. Verse ConceptsServants, BadWellsDishonesty, Examples Of

Genesis 26:20
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Quarrel because they quarreled with him. Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

Genesis 31:41
For 20 years I have worked in your household—14 years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks—and you have changed my wages 10 times! Verse ConceptsdowryCovetousness, Example OfDishonesty, Examples OfThe Number FourteenTen TimesSix YearsTen To Fourteen Years20 To 30 YearsChangeServing Individuals

Joshua 7:11
Israel has sinned. They have violated My covenant that I appointed for them. They have taken some of what was set apart. They have stolen, deceived, and put the things with their own belongings. Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfStealingDishonesty, Examples OfBreaking The CovenantIndividuals Who LiedUnder The Ban

Judges 17:2
He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you utter a curse about—here, I have the silver with me. I took it. So now I return it to you.”

Then his mother said, “My son, you are blessed by the Lord!” Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfUnder The BanMay God Bless!Money Blessingsmums

Judges 18:17
Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land went in and took the carved image overlaid with silver, the ephod, and the household idols, while the priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfFive PeopleSix To Seven HundredStanding In The GatewaySix Hundred And Above

Proverbs 6:1-2
My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor or entered into an agreement with a stranger, you have been trapped by the words of your lips- ensnared by the words of your mouth.

Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness. Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

Proverbs 17:18
One without sense enters an agreement
and puts up security for his friend. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Proverbs 22:26
Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.
 Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Genesis 31:18
He took all the livestock and possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, and he drove his herds to go to the land of his father Isaac in Canaan. Verse ConceptsDriving

Genesis 14:16
He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people. Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

Numbers 31:9
The Israelites took the Midianite women and their children captive, and they plundered all their cattle, flocks, and property. Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtSpoils Of WarDealing With Young People

Ezra 1:6
All their neighbors supported them with silver articles, gold, goods, livestock, and valuables, in addition to all that was given as a freewill offering. Verse ConceptsGiving To The Poor

Nehemiah 9:25
They captured fortified cities and fertile land
and took possession of well-supplied houses,
cisterns cut out of rock, vineyards,
olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance.
They ate, were filled,
became prosperous, and delighted in Your great goodness. Verse ConceptsFortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

Luke 12:13
Someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Verse ConceptsCovetousnessInheritanceSiblingsFamily ProblemsResolving Conflict

Luke 15:12
The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate I have coming to me.’ So he distributed the assets to them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

Exodus 21:5
“But if the slave declares: ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I do not want to leave as a free man,’ Verse ConceptsEmployeesPeople Freeing SlavesWivesslaveryservanthood

Psalm 123:2
Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us favor. Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineMaidsMind, Of GodStatusWaiting On GodEmployeesServants Of PeoplePaying Attention To Godservanthoodmovementmistress

Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers. Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyEmployeesServants Of PeopleAuthority Delegated To People

Proverbs 25:13
To those who send him, a trustworthy messenger
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsHarvestMessengerServants, GoodTrustworthinessCold, Literal UseEmployeesSummerSnowCold WeatherPeople RefreshedWeather In The Last Dayscrusades

Proverbs 27:18
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and whoever looks after his master will be honored. Verse ConceptsServants, GoodStewardshipOrchardsEmployeesThe Honourable Will Be Honoured

Matthew 24:45
“Who then is a faithful and sensible slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time? Verse ConceptsServants Of The LordWisdom, Human ImportanceEmployeesEntrustingWho Is The One?People Providing Foodmath

Exodus 22:25
“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest. Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

Nehemiah 5:7
After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, “Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.” So I called a large assembly against them Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of

Proverbs 28:8
Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor. Verse ConceptsCreditorsGreed, Condemnation OfInterestKindnessMoney, Stewardship OfUnjust GainBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorChargeSaving Moneyinvestingpity

Leviticus 25:36
Do not profit or take interest from him, but fear your God and let your brother live among you. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

Psalm 15:5
who does not lend his money at interest
or take a bribe against the innocent—
the one who does these things will never be moved. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

Ezekiel 18:8
He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men. Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

Romans 12:8
if exhorting, in exhortation;
giving, with generosity;
leading, with diligence;
showing mercy, with cheerfulness. Verse ConceptsAbility, To GiveChurch Authority, Of EldarsExhortation, Objects OfeagernessdiligenceDiligence, Examples OfBusiness, AttitudesAlms, Good DeedsFinancePoliticsPoor, Duty ToGenerosity, Used TowardsMagistratesCheerfulnessSingleness Of HeartExhort OthersGiving To The PoorThe Need For MercyGiving Money To The ChurchLeadersExamples of LeadershipSimplicityEncouragementEncouraging OthersMotivationHelping Others In NeedLeadership Qualitiesencouraginguplifting

Hebrews 6:11
Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope, Verse ConceptsAssuranceAssurance, By Faith In ChristeagernessAssurance in the life of faithHope, As ConfidencediligenceStanding FirmTo The EndSteadfast In Hope

Proverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches. Verse ConceptsComplacencyDiligence, Rewards OfdiligenceDiligence, Results OfIdle HandsIdlenessDiligence And Laziness ContrastedPoverty, Causes OfBeing OrganizedServants, GoodSluggardsWork, And RedemptionBusiness EthicsEmployeesIndustryLaborLazinessIdleness Leads ToSloth, Leads ToAvoiding PovertyCauses of failure inSuccess And Hard WorkWorking Hard And Not Being Lazyhardworksloth

Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied. Verse ConceptsdissatisfactiondiligenceIdlenessDiligence And Laziness ContrastedSluggardsWork, And The FallBusiness EthicsLazinessDiligence, Rewards OfIdleness Leads ToCapitalismSloth, Leads ToShortagesThe Righteous ProsperWorking Hard And Not Being Lazynegativitysloth

2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. Verse ConceptsConfirmationeagernessDiligence, Rewards OfDiligence, Objects OfdiligenceDiligence, Results OfGod's Call, ResultsApplying The BibleNot StumblingChosen DisciplesConsider Your Call To SalvationGod's CallCallingSiblingsHard Work And PerseveranceeffortvocationpracticeexperiencepeterChristians Being Called Brothers

2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, dear friends, while you wait for these things, make every effort to be found at peace with Him without spot or blemish. Verse ConceptsAmbition, positive aspects ofFaultsethics, and graceBlamelessness, In Christian LivingInnocence, Teaching OnRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPurity, Moral And SpiritualSanctification, Means And ResultsBusiness EthicsdiligencePeople Made PerfectSeek PeacePurityDoing Your BestThe Second ComingWorking Hard And Not Being Lazyeffort

Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtGenerosity, HumanBeggarsAlms, Good DeedsLendingGiving, Advice OnGenerosity, Used TowardsBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityCreditorsAsking For MoneyBorrowingGiving Money To The ChurchPropertyGiving Without Expecting ReturnHelping Those In NeedGiving Backlent

Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is a slave to the lender. Verse ConceptsBankruptcyAvoiding SinBeing In DebtLendingOppression, Nature OfRich, TheMoneyBanksPoor, Oppression OfCreditorsFinancial AdviceDebtorsRepaying DebtAsking For MoneyMaking SlavesBorrowingThe Rich Lording ItUnsuitable RuleEconomicsAbusive RelationshipsThe poorslaveryFinancesDebtA Fool And His Money Shall PartServant Leadership

Psalm 37:21
The wicked man borrows and does not repay,
but the righteous one is gracious and giving.
 Verse ConceptsBankruptcyBad CounselFraudCovenant breakersRepaying DebtBeing In DebtDishonesty, Kinds OfAttitudes, to other peopleRighteous, TheCharacter Of WickedAsking For MoneyBorrowingGiving To The PoorDebt

Exodus 22:14
“When a man borrows an animal from his neighbor, and it is injured or dies while its owner is not there with it, the man must make full restitution. Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtLendingRepaying DebtDuties To NeighboursBorrowingLosing Someone

2 Kings 4:3
Then he said, “Go and borrow empty containers from everyone—from all your neighbors. Do not get just a few. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, Examples OfDebtpotdrums

2 Kings 6:5
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed!” Verse ConceptsAxesLendingLossThings Falling

Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfill to Abraham what He promised him.” Verse ConceptsBad ParentsAdmonition, Of ParentsFathers, Examples OfFamily, Worship InBeing A Teacherelection, to salvationEducation, At HomeFamilies, Examples Ofdiscipline, in the familyHeads Of The FamilyGod, Purpose OfGuidance, From Godly PeopleGod's WaysMastersOrthodoxy, In OtRighteousness, Of BelieversWay, TheAbraham, The Friend Of GodEmployers, Good ExamplesWalking In The Ways Of GodGod Knowing His PeopleWalking In God's WayMen's OrdersTraining ChildrenGood Childrentraining

Acts 10:2
He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God. Verse ConceptsFamily, Worship InExploitationsFamilies, Examples OfAttitudes, to other peoplePoverty, Attitudes TowardsReverence, And ObedienceCharacter Of SaintsGodly Fear, Examples OfBenevolenceEmployers, Good ExamplesGiving To The PoorIndividuals Fearing Godpiety

Joshua 24:15
But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.” Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillAge, Glories OfFamily, Worship InChoicesdoubt, results ofFamilies, Examples OfGood Decision Making ExamplesIntentionsHeads Of The FamilyChoosingFaithful, Choose To RemainZeal, ReligiousLife's PurposeEmployers, Good ExamplesChoosing God's WayBehold Me!Encouraged To Serve Foreign godsServing One's Own GodsBeyond The EuphratesServingServing God

Luke 7:2
A centurion’s slave, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die. Verse ConceptsdiseasesMastersEmployers, Good ExamplesNearness Of DeathDeath Looms NearPrecious

Genesis 35:2
So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes. Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfHeads Of The FamilyClean, Spiritual UseReformationIdolsEmployers, Good ExamplesForeign ThingsChanging ClothesClean ClothesPutting Away Other GodsChanging YourselfHinduism

2 Samuel 6:20
When David returned home to bless his household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel honored himself today!” she said. “He exposed himself today in the sight of the slave girls of his subjects like a vulgar person would expose himself.” Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfill to Abraham what He promised him.” Verse ConceptsBad ParentsAdmonition, Of ParentsFathers, Examples OfFamily, Worship InBeing A Teacherelection, to salvationEducation, At HomeFamilies, Examples Ofdiscipline, in the familyHeads Of The FamilyGod, Purpose OfGuidance, From Godly PeopleGod's WaysMastersOrthodoxy, In OtRighteousness, Of BelieversWay, TheAbraham, The Friend Of GodEmployers, Good ExamplesWalking In The Ways Of GodGod Knowing His PeopleWalking In God's WayMen's OrdersTraining ChildrenGood Childrentraining

Acts 10:2
He was a devout man and feared God along with his whole household. He did many charitable deeds for the Jewish people and always prayed to God. Verse ConceptsFamily, Worship InExploitationsFamilies, Examples OfAttitudes, to other peoplePoverty, Attitudes TowardsReverence, And ObedienceCharacter Of SaintsGodly Fear, Examples OfBenevolenceEmployers, Good ExamplesGiving To The PoorIndividuals Fearing Godpiety

Joshua 24:15
But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.” Verse ConceptsFreedom, Of The WillAge, Glories OfFamily, Worship InChoicesdoubt, results ofFamilies, Examples OfGood Decision Making ExamplesIntentionsHeads Of The FamilyChoosingFaithful, Choose To RemainZeal, ReligiousLife's PurposeEmployers, Good ExamplesChoosing God's WayBehold Me!Encouraged To Serve Foreign godsServing One's Own GodsBeyond The EuphratesServingServing God

Luke 7:2
A centurion’s slave, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die. Verse ConceptsdiseasesMastersEmployers, Good ExamplesNearness Of DeathDeath Looms NearPrecious

Genesis 35:2
So Jacob said to his family and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your clothes. Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfHeads Of The FamilyClean, Spiritual UseReformationIdolsEmployers, Good ExamplesForeign ThingsChanging ClothesClean ClothesPutting Away Other GodsChanging YourselfHinduism

2 Samuel 6:20
When David returned home to bless his household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel honored himself today!” she said. “He exposed himself today in the sight of the slave girls of his subjects like a vulgar person would expose himself.” Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

1 Kings 10:15
besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

Genesis 37:25
Then they sat down to eat a meal. They looked up, and there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalmsCaravansHerbs And SpicesMoney, Uses OfMyrrhPerfumeTradeTravelCamelsCommercePeople EatingSitting In Fellowship

Revelation 18:11
The merchants of the earth will also weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their merchandise any longer— Verse ConceptsBabylonMerchandise

Nehemiah 13:20
Once or twice the merchants and those who sell all kinds of goods camped outside Jerusalem,

Isaiah 23:8
Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose traders are princes,
whose merchants are the honored ones of the earth?
 Verse ConceptsTradeCommerceGod's Plans

Ezekiel 27:16
Aram was your trading partner because of your numerous products. They exchanged turquoise, purple and embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your merchandise. Verse ConceptsCoralembroideryEmeraldsGemsJewelsLinenMineralsPrecious StonesCommercePurple Cloth

John 2:16
He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s house into a marketplace!” Verse ConceptsMerchandiseRelationship Of Father And SonBusinessthievessalesmarketing

Revelation 18:12
merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine fabrics of linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; all kinds of fragrant wood products; objects of ivory; objects of expensive wood, brass, iron, and marble; Verse ConceptsBabylonCrimsonIvoryLinenPearlsPrecious StonesWantonnessCommerceRed MaterialPurple ClothAmassing SilverAmassing BronzeStone ItemsJewelleryGold TransferredSteel

Nehemiah 10:31
When the surrounding peoples bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or a holy day. We will also leave the land uncultivated in the seventh year and will cancel every debt. Verse Conceptsethics, personalBuying and sellingCreditRespect, For EnvironmentSabbatical YearSabbath, In OtTradeYearsDebtorsCancellation Of DeptCancelling DebtsSabbath ObservedDebt

Nehemiah 13:16
The Tyrians living there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsSabbath Violated

Genesis 16:6
Abram replied to Sarai, “Here, your slave is in your hands; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her. Verse ConceptsAbuse Of Authority, Examples OfMastersOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Causes OfEmployers, Bad ExamplesGiven Into One's HandsLeaving People Alonemistress

Genesis 31:7
and that he has cheated me and changed my wages 10 times. But God has not let him harm me. Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitMastersServants, Working Conditions OfServants, GoodMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployers, Bad ExamplesTen TimesChangeGod Forbiddingcheaters

Genesis 39:20
and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsEmployers, Bad ExamplesPrisonsjail

Exodus 1:13
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly Verse ConceptsEmployers, Bad Examples

1 Samuel 30:13
Then David said to him, “Who do you belong to? Where are you from?”

“I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite man,” he said. “My master abandoned me when I got sick three days ago. Verse ConceptsAbandonmentEmployers, Bad ExamplesSick IndividualsWhere From?

Genesis 16:6
Abram replied to Sarai, “Here, your slave is in your hands; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai mistreated her so much that she ran away from her. Verse ConceptsAbuse Of Authority, Examples OfMastersOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Causes OfEmployers, Bad ExamplesGiven Into One's HandsLeaving People Alonemistress

Genesis 31:7
and that he has cheated me and changed my wages 10 times. But God has not let him harm me. Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitMastersServants, Working Conditions OfServants, GoodMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployers, Bad ExamplesTen TimesChangeGod Forbiddingcheaters

Genesis 39:20
and had him thrown into prison, where the king’s prisoners were confined. So Joseph was there in prison. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsEmployers, Bad ExamplesPrisonsjail

Exodus 1:13
They worked the Israelites ruthlessly Verse ConceptsEmployers, Bad Examples

1 Samuel 30:13
Then David said to him, “Who do you belong to? Where are you from?”

“I’m an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite man,” he said. “My master abandoned me when I got sick three days ago. Verse ConceptsAbandonmentEmployers, Bad ExamplesSick IndividualsWhere From?

Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and don’t turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtGenerosity, HumanBeggarsAlms, Good DeedsLendingGiving, Advice OnGenerosity, Used TowardsBenevolenceAlmsgivingAltruismCharityCreditorsAsking For MoneyBorrowingGiving Money To The ChurchPropertyGiving Without Expecting ReturnHelping Those In NeedGiving Backlent

Deuteronomy 15:8
Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him enough for whatever need he has. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

Psalm 37:26
He is always generous, always lending,
and his children are a blessing. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People

Psalm 112:5
Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.
 Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanBeing In DebtDiscretionGrace, In Human RelationshipsInterestLendingJusticeConfidentialityA Good Manfairness

Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do what is good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil. Verse ConceptsCoolActs of Kindnessevil, believers' responses toGood WorksInterestKindnessGod Shows Loving KindnessCourtesyCharacter Of WickedNames And Titles For The ChristianSons Of GodSpiritual AdoptionBelievers As Sons Of GodDo Good!Love Your Neighbour!Loving Your EnemiesReward For WorksTurning The Other CheekEnemiesGood ChildrenRewardGiving Without Expecting Returnexpectations

Leviticus 6:2
“When someone sins and offends the Lord by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit, a security, or a robbery; or defrauds his neighbor; Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersServants, BadUnfaithfulness, To GodAvoiding Deceitcheaters

Song of Songs 1:6
Do not stare at me because I am dark,
for the sun has gazed on me.
My mother’s sons were angry with me;
they made me a keeper of the vineyards.
I have not kept my own vineyard. Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansScorchingLooking Intently At PeopleBlack PeopleUnnamed People Angry With OthersSunMothers And SonsColorSunshine

Ezekiel 16:17
You also took your beautiful jewelry made from the gold and silver I had given you, and you made male images so that you could engage in prostitution with them. Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersGoldTreasureJewelleryBeauty Of Thingsjewelry

Luke 16:12
And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own? Verse ConceptsFraudPossessingServants, BadFaithfulnessPropertyTreating OthersTrusting OthersMoney Managementpossessions

Job 22:6
For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,
stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.
 Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeFalse AccusationsPeople Stripping Peoplelent

Exodus 22:26
“If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset. Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

Deuteronomy 24:6
“Do not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

Job 24:3
They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
 Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows

Amos 2:8
They stretch out beside every altar
on garments taken as collateral,
and in the house of their God,
they drink wine obtained through fines. Verse ConceptsCreditGuaranteeDrinking WineAccused Of DrunkennessFine As PenaltyInterlopers In The Temple

Genesis 21:27
Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant. Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsAgreements, LegalCovenant breakersAliancesSheepOwning LivestockContractsPeople Giving Other ThingsPossessing Sheep

Genesis 23:20
The field with its cave passed from the Hittites to Abraham as a burial place. Verse ConceptsContractsCaves For BuryingPeople Possessing Other ThingsThe Cave Of MachpelahCaves Used As Graves

Ruth 4:7-8
At an earlier period in Israel, a man removed his sandal and gave [it] to the other party in order to make any matter [legally] binding concerning the right of redemption or the exchange of property. This was [the method of] legally binding a transaction in Israel. So the redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, "Buy back [the property] yourself."

1 Kings 5:8-11
Then Hiram sent [a reply] to Solomon, saying, "I have heard your message; I will do everything you want regarding the cedar and cypress timber. My servants will bring [the logs] down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place you indicate. I will break them apart there, and you can take them away. You then can meet my needs by providing my household with food." So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, read more.
and Solomon provided Hiram with 100,000 bushels of wheat as food for his household and 110,000 gallons of beaten oil. Solomon did this for Hiram year after year.

Leviticus 19:13
“You must not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning. Verse ConceptsFraudethics, personalEmploymentdelay, humanHiringMastersMoney, Stewardship OfOppression, Nature OfRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfWagesEmployersMasters Duties Towards ServantsDuties To NeighboursOvernightDo Not Stealcheaters

Mark 10:19
You know the commandments:

Do not murder;
do not commit adultery;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;
do not defraud;
honor your father and mother.” Verse ConceptsFraudFathers, Responsibilities OfAdultery, DefinedDefraudingMoney, Stewardship OfMothers, Responsibilities OfMurderStealingWitnesses, FalseChildren, Attitude to ParentsHonouring ParentsAvoid AdulteryDo Not MurderDo Not StealFulfilling The LawHonour The HonourablePeople With General KnowledgeRespect For PeopleEighth Commandment

1 Corinthians 6:8
Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers! Verse ConceptsFraudRobbing PeopleWronging Other PeopleBeing Gaycheaters

Deuteronomy 24:6
“Do not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that is like taking a life as security. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

Job 24:3
They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
 Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows

2 Kings 4:1
One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.” Verse ConceptsCreditLonelinessPoverty, Causes OfPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRiches, Believers AttitudesSchool Of ProphetsServanthood, In SocietySlavery, In OtSuffering, HardshipOppression, Examples OfCreditorsFear Of God, Examples OfDebtorsWidowsSons Of The ProphetsTwo SonsActual WidowsslaveryGodly WomanDebtSchoolBeing A Woman Of GodLeaving Parents For Spouse

Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for 15 shekels of silver and five bushels of barley. Verse ConceptsCoinageGrainMarketsWeights And Measures, DryBarteringPrice Set On Individuals

Genesis 47:17
So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for the horses, the herds of sheep, the herds of cattle, and the donkeys. That year he provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock. Verse ConceptsGoatsHorsesMarketsOwning LivestockAnimals, Types OfBarteringLoss Of DonkeysAcquiring HorsesPossessing Sheep

1 Kings 5:10
So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalTreesBarteringCedar Wood

Leviticus 19:13
“You must not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning. Verse ConceptsFraudethics, personalEmploymentdelay, humanHiringMastersMoney, Stewardship OfOppression, Nature OfRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfWagesEmployersMasters Duties Towards ServantsDuties To NeighboursOvernightDo Not Stealcheaters

Deuteronomy 24:15
You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty. Verse ConceptsEveningMastersBusiness EthicsMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployersSunsetsDebtMoralityGiving Back

Leviticus 19:13
“You must not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning. Verse ConceptsFraudethics, personalEmploymentdelay, humanHiringMastersMoney, Stewardship OfOppression, Nature OfRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfWagesEmployersMasters Duties Towards ServantsDuties To NeighboursOvernightDo Not Stealcheaters

Deuteronomy 24:15
You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty. Verse ConceptsEveningMastersBusiness EthicsMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployersSunsetsDebtMoralityGiving Back

Matthew 22:4-5
Again, he sent out other slaves, and said, 'Tell those who are invited: Look, I've prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet. ' "But they paid no attention and went away, one to his own farm, another to his business.

Luke 14:16-20
Then He told him: "A man was giving a large banquet and invited many. At the time of the banquet, he sent his slave to tell those who were invited, 'Come, because everything is now ready.' "But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.' read more.
"Another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I'm going to try them out. I ask you to excuse me.' "And another said, 'I just got married, and therefore I'm unable to come.'

Luke 12:20
“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’ Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfGod's Ownership Of EverythingHell, As Incentive To ActionPossessingRiches, Ungodly Use OfA Time To DieStrength, HumanDeath Of The WickedThe Immortal SoulImminencePitilessnessRiches, Dangers OfNearness Of DeathGod's Attitude To FoolsGod's NeedsDuring One NightDeath Will Soon HappenPreparing FoodDeathPreparationFoolsBeing Happy And Enjoying Lifetomorrowphotography

Luke 12:16-18
Then He told them a parable: "A rich man's land was very productive. He thought to himself, 'What should I do, since I don't have anywhere to store my crops? I will do this,' he said. 'I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.

Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts. Verse ConceptsAdultery, Consequences OfGod, Righteousness OfInjustice, Hated By GodMastersMoney, Stewardship OfOppression, Nature OfOrphansPerjuryPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfSexual Sin, Nature OfSuffering, Nature OfSuffering, Of The InnocentWagesWidowsAliens, God's AttitudeHirelingsDivinationStrangersEmployersThreateningsOppressing ForeignersSpeedThe Witness Of GodThose OppressedAdulteryNo Fear Of GodNot Helping WidowsSorceryImmigrantswitches

Luke 3:14
Some soldiers also questioned him: “What should we do?”

He said to them, “Don’t take money from anyone by force or false accusation; be satisfied with your wages.” Verse ConceptsAggressionGreed, Believers' Response ToOccupationsSatisfactionServants, BadSoldiersWagesWitnesses, FalseContentmentFalse AccusationsEmployersAvoiding ViolenceFalse WaysDo Not StealOne's DeedsBeing Content

2 Chronicles 34:11-12
they gave it to the carpenters and builders and [also used it] to buy quarried stone and timbers-for joining and to make beams-for the buildings that Judah's kings had destroyed. The men were doing the work with integrity. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites from the Merarites, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the Kohathites as supervisors. The Levites were all skilled on musical instruments.

Ecclesiastes 2:20
So I began to give myself over to despair concerning all my work that I had labored at under the sun. Verse ConceptsUnder The SunDespair

Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep. Verse ConceptsHard LaborWakefulnessMore Than EnoughHard WorkWorryingSleeping Peacefullyworkinghardworkworries

1 Corinthians 4:2
In this regard, it is expected of managers that each one of them be found faithful. Verse ConceptsBad CounselFidelityMoney, Stewardship OfProof, As EvidenceServants, GoodAccountabilityFaithfulnessGod's FaithfulnessservanthoodaccountingGood Qualities

1 Kings 20:39-40
As the king was passing by, he cried out to the king and said, "Your servant marched out into the midst of the battle. Suddenly, a man turned aside and brought someone to me and said, 'Guard this man! If he is ever missing, it will be your life in place of his life, or you will weigh out 75 pounds of silver.' But while your servant was busy here and there, he disappeared." The king of Israel said to him, "That will be your sentence; you yourself have decided it."

Matthew 18:24-25
When he began to settle accounts, one who owed 10,000 talents was brought before him. Since he had no way to pay it back, his master commanded that he, his wife, his children, and everything he had be sold to pay the debt.

Colossians 3:22
Slaves, obey your human masters in everything. Don’t work only while being watched, in order to please men, but work wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.
 Verse Conceptsethics, personalMen PleasersLordship, Human And DivinePopularityReverence, And Social BehaviourReverence, And ObedienceServants, BadServants, GoodEmployeesPopularity SoughtSingleness Of HeartBeing Seen By ManSlavesObeying PeopleThe Fear Of The Lord

Jeremiah 22:13
Woe for the one who builds his palace
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
 Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfInjustice, Nature And Source OfLeaders, PoliticalMastersRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfWagesUnjust GainDishonesty CondemnedEmployersPresumptuous PlansWoe To The WickedInjustice

Colossians 4:1
Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you too have a Master in heaven. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMen PleasersBeing FairMastersReward, HumanServants, Working Conditions OfSlavery, In NtWagesWork, And RedemptionMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployersSlavesslaveryfairness

Galatians 3:15
Brothers, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to even a human covenant that has been ratified. Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsTreatyContractsAnnulment

Nehemiah 13:13
I appointed as treasurers over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, with Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah to assist them, because they were considered trustworthy. They were responsible for the distribution to their colleagues. Verse ConceptsServants, GoodFidelityTreasuriesStores Of Food

1 Timothy 6:1
All who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters to be worthy of all respect, so that God’s name and His teaching will not be blasphemed. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMonotonyYokesEmployeesProfaning God's NameSlavesHonour The HonourableGentleness As A Fruit Of The Spirit

Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ. Verse Conceptsethics, personalLordship, Human And DivineReverence, And Social BehaviourServants, GoodTremblingEmployeesSingleness Of HeartSlavesWork As To ChristObeying PeopleObedienceslaveryRespectAnxiety And FearServing GodRespecting ParentsObeying GodRespecting Your Bodychristianityobeying

Ephesians 6:9
And masters, treat your slaves the same way, without threatening them, because you know that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him. Verse ConceptsequalityBeing FairAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstGod, Justice OfGod, Impartiality OfMastersPrejudiceServants, Working Conditions OfSlavery, In NtThreatsMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployersChrist And HeavenChrist Is My LordslaveryRespectTreating OthersNever Giving Up

2 Kings 12:15
No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay those doing the work, since they worked with integrity. Verse ConceptsFraudFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsMoney Managementaccounting

1 Peter 2:18
Household slaves, submit with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMonotonyOrder In The HomeServants, GoodSubmissionEmployeesGentle WordsServants Of PeopleslaveryRespectServant LeadershipRespecting Authoritypeterreverence

Job 31:13-14
If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants when they made a complaint against me, what could I do when God stands up [to judge]? How should I answer Him when He calls [me] to account?

Genesis 39:6
He left all that he owned under Joseph’s authority; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.

Now Joseph was well-built and handsome. Verse ConceptsFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsBeauty, In MenSeeking FoodAuthority Delegated To PeopleHandsome Men

Nehemiah 5:3
Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, vineyards, and homes to get grain during the famine.” Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

Hebrews 3:5
Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s household, as a testimony to what would be said in the future. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfBusiness, ExamplesMinistry, Nature OfMoses, Significance OfPredictionsReliabilityServanthood, In Life Of BelieversServants Of The LordFidelityScriptures Bearing Witness To ChristGod's FaithfulnessConfidence And Self Esteemservanthoodtestimony

Luke 16:5-6
"So he summoned each one of his master's debtors. 'How much do you owe my master?' he asked the first one. " 'A hundred measures of oil,' he said. " 'Take your invoice,' he told him, 'sit down quickly, and write 50.'

2 Kings 4:7
She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go sell the oil and pay your debt; you and your sons can live on the rest.” Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money

Romans 13:8
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. Verse ConceptsBankruptcyAccountancyCreditorsCommitment, to God's peopleBeing In DebtLove, Nature OfMinistry, In The ChurchFinanceRepaying DebtFulfilling The LawLove Your Neighbour!Scriptures FulfilledDebtLoving One Anotherloverscredibilityoverworking

Psalm 39:6
“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.
 Verse ConceptsBusynessFutilityWealthHuman IgnoranceRest, PhysicalRiches, Ungodly Use OfTreasureCare, WorldlyCovetousness, Nature ofNot Knowing The FutureDrawbacks To Richesgathering

Daniel 6:4
The administrators and satraps, therefore, kept trying to find a charge against Daniel regarding the kingdom. But they could find no charge or corruption, for he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him. Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersFaithfulness, Examples OfBusiness, ExamplesHonestyNeglecting DutiesServants, GoodBusiness EthicsMagistratesFaultlessnessFidelityPlottingErrorcorruptionaccusations

Titus 2:9
Slaves are to be submissive to their masters in everything, and to be well-pleasing, not talking back Verse Conceptsethics, personalServants, GoodEmployeesSlavesPleasing MenAvoid QuarrelsBe Subject To People

James 5:4
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. Verse ConceptsFraudCheatingDishonesty, Kinds OfHearingHiringMastersMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfOppression, Nature OfPoverty, Causes OfPrayer, Answers ToRiches, Dangers OfServants, Working Conditions OfSuffering, HardshipSuffering, Of The InnocentWagesOppression, Examples OfEmployersRiches, Can Lead ToUnjust GainMowingReapersMen DeceivingGod As A WarriorOutcryCauses of failure in

Acts 18:3
and being of the same occupation, stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofTentsIndustry, Examples OfTentmakingLike Good PeopleStaying Temporarilypartnershipvocation

Proverbs 31:27
She watches over the activities of her household
and is never idle.
 Verse ConceptsBread, Figurative OfEating, Metaphorical UseFamilies, Nature OfIdlenessFrugalityIndustry, Examples OfGodly WomanWomen's RolesA Good Womansloth

1 Kings 11:28
Now the man Jeroboam was capable, and Solomon noticed the young man because he was getting things done. So he appointed him over the entire labor force of the house of Joseph. Verse ConceptsdiligenceDiligence, Results OfServants, GoodIndustry, Examples OfPromotionEntrustingForced Labour

Genesis 31:40
There I was—the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. Verse ConceptsHeatInsomnia, Causes OfRest, PhysicalSleeplessnessWeather, God's Sovereignty OverCold, Literal UseIndustry, Examples OfOvernightHot WeatherCold WeatherDuring The DayWeather Causing Sufferings

Ruth 2:17
So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about 26 quarts of barley. Verse ConceptsBarleyEveningWeights And Measures, DryIndustry, Examples OfAction Until EveningEphah [Ten Omers]

1 Corinthians 4:12
we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofEndurance, Examples OfdiligenceDiligence, Examples OfPersecution, Attitudes ToSuffering SaintsPersecution, Christian ResponseIndustry, Examples OfDuties To EnemiesPersecution Of The Apostle PaulBeing ReprovedEnduringPeople BlessingThose Who ToiledTurning The Other CheekHard WorkPersecutionBlessing OthersAbusehardworkcurses

Nehemiah 4:21
So we continued the work, while half of the men were holding spears from daybreak until the stars came out. Verse ConceptsDawnFervourZealousness, Examples OfIndustry, Examples OfFrom Morning Till EveningHalf Of Groups

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