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Thematic Bible: Business life


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Numbers 16:15
Then Moses became angry, and he said to Yahweh, "Do not notice their grain offering. I have not offered one donkey from them, and I have not mistreated one of them." Verse ConceptsIntegrityFraudAnger, HumanAnger, Justified ExamplesLoss Of DonkeysNamed People Angry With OthersRespectHurthurting

2 Kings 12:15
They did not [have to] settle accounts with the men into whose hands they placed the money to give to the workers, for they [were] dealing honestly. Verse ConceptsFraudFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsMoney Managementaccounting

1 Samuel 12:4
Then they said, "You have not exploited us or oppressed us, and you have not taken anything from the hand of anyone." Verse ConceptsFraud

2 Samuel 18:12
The man said to Joab, "{Even if I felt the weight} of a thousand pieces of silver in my palms, I would not have sent my hand against the son of the king, for in our ears the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, 'Whoever you may be, protect the young man Absalom.' Verse ConceptsFraudCoinageThe King's Orders

1 Kings 13:8
Then the man of God said to the king, "Even if you give to me half of your house I will not come with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water in this place, Verse ConceptsFraudSteadfastness, Examples OfHalf Of Possessions

2 Kings 5:16
And he said, "{As Yahweh lives}, before whom I stand, I surely will not take [it]." [Still] he urged him to take [it], but he refused. Verse ConceptsFraudNot GivingNot Receiving

2 Kings 22:7
Only the money being given to them is not to be accounted for by them, for they [are] dealing with honesty." Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsCollectionsMastersServants, GoodTrustworthinessFinancesMoney Blessingsactingaccounting

Nehemiah 5:15
The former governors who were before me laid burdens on the people, and they took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels. Also, their servants controlled the people, but I did not do so because of the fear of God. Verse ConceptsCoinageAttitudes Of ReverenceGovernorsGodly Fear, Examples OfHeavy BurdensIndividuals Fearing GodTax To Be Paid

2 Corinthians 7:2
{Make room for us in your hearts}. We have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have defrauded no one. Verse ConceptsIntegrityCoveting, prohibition ofDefraudingCheatingNo Room

Proverbs 11:1
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. 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
[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfInjustice, Examples OfMarketsMerchantsOccupationsStealingTradeTrustworthinessWork, And The FallDishonesty CondemnedCheatingCommerceOppressorsbalancecheaters

Micah 6:11
Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights? Verse ConceptsDeception, Forbidden By GodDeceit, Practice OfMarketsTrustworthinessCharacter Of WickedDishonesty CondemnedJust WeightsAcquittalDeviousnessDishonestybalanceAcquitting The Guilty

Jeremiah 17:11
[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] 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
"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfBuying and sellingNegotiationDishonesty CondemnedWorthLosing FriendsValuecheaterssales

Deuteronomy 25:13
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}. Verse ConceptsBagsDeception, Forbidden By GodWork, And The FallBusiness EthicsDishonesty CondemnedJust Weightsbalanceweight

Proverbs 20:10
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh. Verse ConceptsAbominationsBalances, For BusinessDeception, Forbidden By GodBuying and sellingMoney, Stewardship OfBalances, Dishonest UseTradeWeights And Measures, LawsDishonesty CondemnedJust WeightsAccuracyAbominations, To Godweight

Proverbs 21:6
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue [is a] fleeting vapor [and] seeker of death. Verse ConceptsDeceit, Practice OfDeceit Leading to JudgmentManipulationProverbsRiches, Ungodly Use OfTongueTreasureBusiness EthicsUnjust GainDishonesty Condemnedcheaters

Jeremiah 22:13
Woe [to the one who] builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to 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
He who gathers in the summer [is] a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest [is] a child who brings shame. 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
And Yahweh God took the man and set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and to keep 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
He who works his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows worthless things lacks {sense}. Verse ConceptsDiligence, Rewards OfLack Of DiscernmentSluggardsTilling The SoilBusiness EthicsIndustryLaborProsperityCultivationEvil AssociationsUseless Endeavour

Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving 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, lazy! Consider its ways and be wise. Verse ConceptsBusynessLearning MethodsInsectsMeditationThoughtWisdom, Human NatureWork, As Ordained By GodLazinessBeing a ModelIndustryAcquiring WisdomWork EthicEthicsWorking Hard And Not Being LazySaving Moneybugssloth

Proverbs 13:11
Wealth [gained] from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers {little by little} will increase 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
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes [and] have plenty bread. 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 seeks wool and flax, and she works with the diligence of {her hands}. Verse ConceptsFlaxeagernessWoolIndustryDoing One's Work

Jeremiah 17:11
[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] 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
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue [is a] fleeting vapor [and] seeker of death. Verse ConceptsDeceit, Practice OfDeceit Leading to JudgmentManipulationProverbsRiches, Ungodly Use OfTongueTreasureBusiness EthicsUnjust GainDishonesty Condemnedcheaters

Jeremiah 22:13
Woe [to the one who] builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to 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 is little with righteousness than great income with no justice. Verse ConceptsMoney, Stewardship OfPoverty, SpiritualProfitsBusiness EthicsUnjust GainLittle FoodTreasure In HeavenInjustice

Proverbs 22:16
He who oppresses the poor [in order] to enrich himself, [or] gives to the rich, {will come 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
He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury gathers it for him who is kind to the poor. Verse ConceptsCreditorsGreed, Condemnation OfInterestKindnessMoney, Stewardship OfUnjust GainBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorChargeSaving Moneyinvestingpity

Ezekiel 22:13
And look! I strike my hand for your ill-gotten gain that you [have] made and at your blood that was in the midst of you. Verse ConceptsExtortionUnjust GainCommerceBeating OneselfKilling Many People

James 5:4
Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to 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
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. 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 shall not commit injustice in regulation, in measurement, in weight, or volume. You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I [am] Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 25:15
[Rather] a full and honest weight shall be {for your use}; there shall be for you a full and honest {measure}, so that your days on the land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you may be long. Verse ConceptsJust WeightsAccuracyHow To Live Longweightmeasurement

Romans 12:17
Pay back no one evil for evil. Take thought for [what is] good in the sight of all people. Verse ConceptsBullyingRevenge, And RetaliationSpiteDuties To EnemiesBeing Seen By ManNot AvengingRepaying Evil For EvilTurning The Other Cheek

Romans 13:8
Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another, for the one who loves someone else 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 taking into consideration what is honorable not only before the Lord, but also before people. Verse ConceptsEyes, Used Of GodMen PleasersSeeking HonourDoing The Right Thingprovidingcriticismacting

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever [things] are true, whatever [things are] honorable, whatever [things are] right, whatever [things are] pure, whatever [things are] pleasing, whatever [things are] commendable, if [there is] any excellence of character and if anything praiseworthy, think about 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
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him. 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
Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights? Verse ConceptsDeception, Forbidden By GodDeceit, Practice OfMarketsTrustworthinessCharacter Of WickedDishonesty CondemnedJust WeightsAcquittalDeviousnessDishonestybalanceAcquitting The Guilty

Leviticus 19:36
You must have honest balances, honest weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin; I [am] Yahweh your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsJust WeightsWeighingThe Lord Is GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptRight Measuresbalanceweight

Proverbs 16:11
A balance and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh; all the weights of the bag [are] his work. Verse ConceptsBalances, Dishonest UseBagsBalances, For BusinessBuying and sellingTradeWeights And Measures, LawsBeing FairFinancial AdviceJust WeightsAccuracyRight MeasuresDecision Makingbalancefairnessweightcheaters

Deuteronomy 25:13
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}. Verse ConceptsBagsDeception, Forbidden By GodWork, And The FallBusiness EthicsDishonesty CondemnedJust Weightsbalanceweight

Proverbs 20:10
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh. Verse ConceptsAbominationsBalances, For BusinessDeception, Forbidden By GodBuying and sellingMoney, Stewardship OfBalances, Dishonest UseTradeWeights And Measures, LawsDishonesty CondemnedJust WeightsAccuracyAbominations, To Godweight

Ezekiel 45:10
[There] shall be for you {an honest set of scales} and {an honest ephah} and {an honest bath}. Verse ConceptsBalances, For BusinessHonestyBalances, Dishonest UseMerchandiseJust WeightsRight Measuresbalance

Luke 19:15
And it happened that when he returned [after] receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsOthers Summoninginvesting

1 Kings 10:15
apart from [that of] the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

Ezekiel 17:4
He plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan [and] put it in a city of merchants, Verse ConceptsMerchantsTrade

Proverbs 20:14
"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfBuying and sellingNegotiationDishonesty CondemnedWorthLosing FriendsValuecheaterssales

Genesis 34:10
You shall dwell with us and the land shall be before you; settle and trade in it, and acquire [property] in it." Verse ConceptsTradeLiving In The LandProperty

Genesis 42:34
And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you [are] not spies but you [are] honest. And I will give your brother [back] to you, and you will trade in the land.'" Verse ConceptsTradeThe Youngest ChildSpyingReinstating People

Ezekiel 27:12
" 'Tarshish [was] your trader; from [the] abundance of all of [their] wealth, with silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your merchandise. Verse ConceptsLeadIronMineralsSilverTinCommerce

Isaiah 10:2
to guide [the] needy away from legal claims, and to rob the justice from the poor of my people, to make widows their spoil; and they plunder orphans. Verse ConceptsFraudThe NeedyPlunderingHuntingOppression, Nature OfPoverty, Attitudes TowardsPoor, Oppression OfExtortionNo JusticeNot Helping WidowsHelping The Pooroppression

Ezekiel 22:12
They take a bribe among you in order to shed blood; and you take usury, and you make gain [from] your neighbors by extortion, and [so] you have forgotten me, {declares} the Lord Yahweh. 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 you take a grain tax from them, you built houses of dressed stone, but you will not live in them. You built vineyards of delightfulness, but you will not drink their wine. 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 a hundred denarii, and taking hold of him, he began to choke [him], saying, 'Pay back everything that you owe!' Verse ConceptsFraudUnmercifulnessExtortion, Examples OfDenariusExtortionGraspingSettling AccountsDebtServant Leadership

Matthew 23:25
"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees--hypocrites!--because you cleanse the outside of the cup and the 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
And he said to them, "Collect no more than {what you are ordered to}." Verse ConceptsMoney, Stewardship OfTaxExtortionBeing Contenttaxes

1 Corinthians 5:10
By no means [did I mean] the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people and swindlers or idolaters, since then you would have to depart out of the world. Verse ConceptsGreed, Condemnation OfExtortionNature Of IdolatryGreedSexual ImmoralitySexual Puritycheaters

1 Kings 21:7
Jezebel his wife said to him, "Now, you {rule} over Israel. Get up, eat food, and let your heart be {cheerful}. I myself will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite." Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfTemptressesEating Drinking And RejoicingExercisejezebel

Genesis 21:25
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech on account of the well of water that servants of Abimelech had seized. Verse ConceptsServants, BadWellsDishonesty, Examples Of

Genesis 26:20
Then the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours." And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him. Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

Genesis 31:41
These twenty years [I have been] in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times. Verse ConceptsdowryCovetousness, Example OfDishonesty, Examples OfThe Number FourteenTen TimesSix YearsTen To Fourteen Years20 To 30 YearsChangeServing Individuals

Joshua 7:11
Israel has sinned and {transgressed my covenant} that I commanded them. They have taken from the devoted things; they have stolen and acted deceitfully, and they have put [them] among their belongings. Verse ConceptsRiches, Dangers OfStealingDishonesty, Examples OfBreaking The CovenantIndividuals Who LiedUnder The Ban

Judges 17:2
And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred [pieces] of silver that were taken from you, and about which you also pronounced a curse {in my hearing}, are with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by Yahweh." Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfUnder The BanMay God Bless!Money Blessingsmums

Judges 18:17
And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and they entered there [and] took the carved divine image, ephod, teraphim, and the molten image. The priest [was] standing [at] the entrance of the gate [with] the six hundred men armed [with] the weapons of war. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Examples OfFive PeopleSix To Seven HundredStanding In The GatewaySix Hundred And Above

Proverbs 6:1-2
My child, if you have pledged to your neighbor, [if] you have bound {yourself} to the stranger, [if] you are snared by the sayings of your mouth, [if] you are caught by the sayings of your mouth,

Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the blameless will keep his ways straight, but the wicked will fall by his wickedness. Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

Proverbs 17:18
A person who lacks {sense} {pledges}; he becomes security before his neighbor. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyBeing In DebtPledgesSecurityShaking HandsDebt

Proverbs 20:16
Take his garment, for he has given security [to] a stranger, and on behalf of a foreigner--take it as pledge. Verse ConceptsBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Proverbs 22:26
Do not be with those who {give a pledge} {by becoming} surety. Verse ConceptsCreditBeing In DebtShaking HandsDebtResponsibility

Proverbs 27:13
Take his garment, for he gives surety [to] a stranger, and to {an adulteress}--[so] take his pledge. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyPledges

Genesis 31:18
And he drove all his livestock and his possessions that he had acquired, the livestock of his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-Aram, in order to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan. Verse ConceptsDriving

Genesis 14:16
And he brought back all the possessions. And he also brought back Lot, his {relative}, and his possessions, and the women and the people as well. Verse ConceptsRestoring ThingsTaking Other People

Numbers 31:9
The {Israelites} took captive the women of Midian and their children, and they plundered all their domestic animals and all their livestock and all their wealth. Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtSpoils Of WarDealing With Young People

Ezra 1:6
And all of their neighbors {helped them} with objects of silver, gold, possessions, domestic animal , and with valuable gifts--besides all of [the] freewill offering. Verse ConceptsGiving To The Poor

Nehemiah 9:25
And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land and took possession of houses filled with every good thing: hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and many [fruit] trees. They ate and became full, and they became fat and took delight in your great goodness. Verse ConceptsFortificationsAbundance, MaterialDelighting, Right Kinds OfOlivesVineyardWellsTaking PossessionCapturing Cities

Luke 12:13
Now someone from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!" Verse ConceptsCovetousnessInheritanceSiblingsFamily ProblemsResolving Conflict

Luke 15:12
And the younger of them said to [his] father, 'Father, give me the share of the property that is coming to [me].' So he divided [his] assets between them. Verse ConceptsPropertyDadsdivision

Exodus 21:5
But if the slave explicitly says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free," Verse ConceptsEmployeesPeople Freeing SlavesWivesslaveryservanthood

Psalm 123:2
Behold, as [the] eyes of servants [look] to the hand of their master, as [the] eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [look] to Yahweh our God, until he is gracious to us. Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineMaidsMind, Of GodStatusWaiting On GodEmployeesServants Of PeoplePaying Attention To Godservanthoodmovementmistress

Proverbs 17:2
A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance. Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyEmployeesServants Of PeopleAuthority Delegated To People

Proverbs 25:13
Like the cold of snow on a day of harvest [is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, and the soul of his master is refreshed. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsHarvestMessengerServants, GoodTrustworthinessCold, Literal UseEmployeesSummerSnowCold WeatherPeople RefreshedWeather In The Last Dayscrusades

Proverbs 27:18
He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored. Verse ConceptsServants, GoodStewardshipOrchardsEmployeesThe Honourable Will Be Honoured

Matthew 24:45
"Who then is the faithful and wise slave whom the master has put in charge of his household slaves to give them their food at the right 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 needy with you, you will not be to him as a creditor; you will not {charge him interest}. Verse ConceptsCreditCreditorsInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfMoney, Uses OfCapitalismBankslent

Nehemiah 5:7
I thought over this in my heart, and then I quarreled with the nobles and the prefects. I said to them, "You yourselves are taking interest from your own brother!" So I called the great assembly against them, Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of

Proverbs 28:8
He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury gathers it for him who is kind to the poor. Verse ConceptsCreditorsGreed, Condemnation OfInterestKindnessMoney, Stewardship OfUnjust GainBlessings For Those Who Help The PoorChargeSaving Moneyinvestingpity

Leviticus 25:36
You must not take interest or usury from him, but you shall revere your God, and your countryman shall live with you. Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourFear God!lent

Psalm 15:5
He does not lend his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against [the] innocent. He who does these [things] will never be shaken. Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

Ezekiel 18:8
[and] {he does not charge interest} and he takes no usury, [and] he holds back his hand from injustice [and] he executes judgment of fairness between {persons}, Verse ConceptsExcessGreed, Believers' Response ToInterestLending

Romans 12:8
if [it is] one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows 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
And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of [your] hope until the end, Verse ConceptsAssuranceAssurance, By Faith In ChristeagernessAssurance in the life of faithHope, As ConfidencediligenceStanding FirmTo The EndSteadfast In Hope

Proverbs 10:4
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches. 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 soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied. 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, be zealous even more to make your calling and election secure, because [if you] do these [things], you will never ever 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, [because you] are waiting for these [things], make every effort to be found at peace, spotless and unblemished in him. 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 do not 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 will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {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 borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives. Verse ConceptsBankruptcyBad CounselFraudCovenant breakersRepaying DebtBeing In DebtDishonesty, Kinds OfAttitudes, to other peopleRighteous, TheCharacter Of WickedAsking For MoneyBorrowingGiving To The PoorDebt

Exodus 22:14
" 'If a man borrows from his neighbor and it is injured or dies [while] its owner is not with it, he will make restitution. Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtLendingRepaying DebtDuties To NeighboursBorrowingLosing Someone

2 Kings 4:3
Then he said to her, "Go, ask for yourself [some] containers from the streets, from all your neighbors. {You must collect as many empty containers as you can}! Verse ConceptsBorrowing, Examples OfDebtpotdrums

2 Kings 6:5
It happened as the one [was] felling the log, that the iron ax fell into the water. He called out and said, "Oh, no! My master, it was borrowed!" Verse ConceptsAxesLendingLossThings Falling

Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, that he will command his children and his household after him that they will keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham that which he said to 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
devout and fearing God together with all his household, doing many charitable deeds for the people and praying to God {continually}. 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 is bad in your eyes to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you want to serve, whether it is the gods that your ancestors served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you [are] living; but as for me and my household, we will serve 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
Now a certain centurion's slave, who was esteemed by him, {was sick} [and] was about to die. Verse ConceptsdiseasesMastersEmployers, Good ExamplesNearness Of DeathDeath Looms NearPrecious

Genesis 35:2
Then Jacob said to his household and to all who [were] with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that [are] in your midst and purify yourselves and change your garments. 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 to bless his household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David. She said, "How the king of Israel honored himself today {by uncovering himself} before the eyes of the maids of his servants, {as the total exposure of a worthless one}." Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, that he will command his children and his household after him that they will keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham that which he said to 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
devout and fearing God together with all his household, doing many charitable deeds for the people and praying to God {continually}. 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 is bad in your eyes to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you want to serve, whether it is the gods that your ancestors served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you [are] living; but as for me and my household, we will serve 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
Now a certain centurion's slave, who was esteemed by him, {was sick} [and] was about to die. Verse ConceptsdiseasesMastersEmployers, Good ExamplesNearness Of DeathDeath Looms NearPrecious

Genesis 35:2
Then Jacob said to his household and to all who [were] with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that [are] in your midst and purify yourselves and change your garments. 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 to bless his household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David. She said, "How the king of Israel honored himself today {by uncovering himself} before the eyes of the maids of his servants, {as the total exposure of a worthless one}." Verse ConceptsFamilies, Examples OfBenedictionsIronySarcasmEmployers, Good ExamplesNudityPeople Stripping OffPeople Who Blessed Others

1 Kings 10:15
apart from [that of] the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses Of

Genesis 37:25
Then they sat down to eat [some] food. And they lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead. And their camels were carrying aromatic gum and balm and spices {on the way} to Egypt. Verse ConceptsBalmsCaravansHerbs And SpicesMoney, Uses OfMyrrhPerfumeTradeTravelCamelsCommercePeople EatingSitting In Fellowship

Revelation 18:11
And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more-- Verse ConceptsBabylonMerchandise

Nehemiah 13:20
So the merchants and the sellers of merchandise spent the night outside of Jerusalem once or twice.

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

Ezekiel 27:16
Edom [was] trading [with] you because of the abundance of your products, [trading] with malachite, purple wool yarn and colorful weaving, and fine white fabric and black corals and rubies; [all these] they exchange for your merchandise. Verse ConceptsCoralembroideryEmeraldsGemsJewelsLinenMineralsPrecious StonesCommercePurple Cloth

John 2:16
And to the ones selling the doves he said, "Take these [things] away from here! Do not make my Father's house {a marketplace}!" Verse ConceptsMerchandiseRelationship Of Father And SonBusinessthievessalesmarketing

Revelation 18:12
cargo of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls and fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet cloth and all kinds of scented wood and all kinds of ivory goods and all kinds of goods of precious wood and bronze and iron and marble Verse ConceptsBabylonCrimsonIvoryLinenPearlsPrecious StonesWantonnessCommerceRed MaterialPurple ClothAmassing SilverAmassing BronzeStone ItemsJewelleryGold TransferredSteel

Nehemiah 10:31
And the peoples of the land who bring merchandise and any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not accept it from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. We will forego [the crops of] the seventh year and [cancel] every debt. Verse Conceptsethics, personalBuying and sellingCreditRespect, For EnvironmentSabbatical YearSabbath, In OtTradeYearsDebtorsCancellation Of DeptCancelling DebtsSabbath ObservedDebt

Nehemiah 13:16
Tyrian men who lived in [Jerusalem] brought fish and every kind of merchandise and sold [it] on the Sabbath to the descendants of Judah and in Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsSabbath Violated

Genesis 16:6
And Abram said to Sarai, "Look, your servant [is] {under your authority}. Do to her that which [is] good in your eyes." And Sarai mistreated her, and she fled from her presence. Verse ConceptsAbuse Of Authority, Examples OfMastersOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Causes OfEmployers, Bad ExamplesGiven Into One's HandsLeaving People Alonemistress

Genesis 31:7
and your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God has not allowed him to harm me. Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitMastersServants, Working Conditions OfServants, GoodMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployers, Bad ExamplesTen TimesChangeGod Forbiddingcheaters

Genesis 39:20
And Joseph's master took him and put him into prison, the place that the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in prison. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsEmployers, Bad ExamplesPrisonsjail

Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians ruthlessly compelled the {Israelites} to work. Verse ConceptsEmployers, Bad Examples

1 Samuel 30:13
Then David said to him, "{To whom do you belong}, and from where [are] you? The young man said, "I am an Egyptian young man, a servant of an Amalekite man, but my master abandoned me because I became ill three days ago. Verse ConceptsAbandonmentEmployers, Bad ExamplesSick IndividualsWhere From?

Genesis 16:6
And Abram said to Sarai, "Look, your servant [is] {under your authority}. Do to her that which [is] good in your eyes." And Sarai mistreated her, and she fled from her presence. Verse ConceptsAbuse Of Authority, Examples OfMastersOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Causes OfEmployers, Bad ExamplesGiven Into One's HandsLeaving People Alonemistress

Genesis 31:7
and your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God has not allowed him to harm me. Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitMastersServants, Working Conditions OfServants, GoodMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployers, Bad ExamplesTen TimesChangeGod Forbiddingcheaters

Genesis 39:20
And Joseph's master took him and put him into prison, the place that the king's prisoners were confined. And he was there in prison. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsEmployers, Bad ExamplesPrisonsjail

Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians ruthlessly compelled the {Israelites} to work. Verse ConceptsEmployers, Bad Examples

1 Samuel 30:13
Then David said to him, "{To whom do you belong}, and from where [are] you? The young man said, "I am an Egyptian young man, a servant of an Amalekite man, but my master abandoned me because I became ill three days ago. Verse ConceptsAbandonmentEmployers, Bad ExamplesSick IndividualsWhere From?

Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and do not 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
But you shall certainly open your hand for him, and {you shall willingly lend} [to] him enough to meet his need, {whatever it is}. Verse ConceptsNeedCreditorsInterestSaints, Care For The PoorAlmsgivingAltruismCharity

Psalm 37:26
All the day he [is] gracious and lends, and his children [are] a blessing. Verse ConceptsCharacter Of SaintsBlessing Through God's People

Psalm 112:5
[It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}. Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanBeing In DebtDiscretionGrace, In Human RelationshipsInterestLendingJusticeConfidentialityA Good Manfairness

Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 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 a person {displays infidelity} against Yahweh and he deceives his fellow citizen regarding something entrusted or {a pledge} or stealing or he exploits his fellow citizen, Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersServants, BadUnfaithfulness, To GodAvoiding Deceitcheaters

Song of Songs 1:6
Do not gaze at me because I am black, because the sun has stared [at] me. The sons of my mother were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards, [but] my own "vineyard" I did not keep. Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansScorchingLooking Intently At PeopleBlack PeopleUnnamed People Angry With OthersSunMothers And SonsColorSunshine

Ezekiel 16:17
And you took {your beautiful jewelry} [made] from my gold and from my silver that I had given to you, and you made for yourself {male images}, and you prostituted with them. Verse ConceptsFraudCovenant breakersGoldTreasureJewelleryBeauty Of Thingsjewelry

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

Job 22:6
"Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing, and you have stripped off [the] clothes of [the] naked. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeFalse AccusationsPeople Stripping Peoplelent

Exodus 22:26
If indeed you require the cloak of your neighbor as a pledge, you will return it to him at sundown, Verse ConceptsThe SunDressSunsetsLaws About Pledges

Deuteronomy 24:6
"A person shall not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone, for {he is taking necessities of life as a pledge}. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

Job 24:3
They drive away [the] donkey of orphans; they take [the] widow's ox as a pledge. Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows

Amos 2:8
They stretch themselves out beside every altar on clothing taken in pledge and they drink wine, bought with fines imposed, in the house of their God. Verse ConceptsCreditGuaranteeDrinking WineAccused Of DrunkennessFine As PenaltyInterlopers In The Temple

Genesis 21:27
And 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
And the field and the cave which [was] in it {passed} to Abraham as {a burial site} from the Hittites. Verse ConceptsContractsCaves For BuryingPeople Possessing Other ThingsThe Cave Of MachpelahCaves Used As Graves

Ruth 4:7-8
(Now this {was the custom in former times} in Israel concerning the kinsman-redemption and transfer of property: to confirm the matter, a man removed his sandal and gave [it] to his fellow countryman. This [was] the manner of attesting in Israel.) So the redeemer said to Boaz, "Acquire [it] for yourself," and he removed his sandal.

1 Kings 5:8-11
Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, "I have heard what you have sent to me; I will do all of your desire concerning the timber of cedars and concerning the timber of cypresses. My servants will bring [them] down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will make them [into] rafts in the sea [to float to] the place which you indicated to me. Then I shall break them up there, and you may carry [them further], and {you shall meet my needs} by giving food for my house." So Hiram was giving to Solomon the cedar timbers and the cypress timbers, {everything he needed}. read more.
Then Solomon gave to Hiram twenty thousand dry measures of wheat [as] food for his household, and twenty dry measures of {specially prepared olive oil}; thus Solomon gave to Hiram year by year.

Leviticus 19:13
" 'You shall not exploit your neighbor, and you shall not rob [him]; a hired worker's wage you shall not {withhold} overnight 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 give false testimony, 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
But you wrong and defraud, and [do] this [to] brothers! Verse ConceptsFraudRobbing PeopleWronging Other PeopleBeing Gaycheaters

Deuteronomy 24:6
"A person shall not take a pair of millstones or an upper millstone, for {he is taking necessities of life as a pledge}. Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, SuretyGuaranteeMillstonesCreditorsLaws About Pledges

Job 24:3
They drive away [the] donkey of orphans; they take [the] widow's ox as a pledge. Verse ConceptsOxenCreditAbhorGuaranteeOppression, Nature OfOrphansWidowsCreditorsOwning LivestockNot Helping Widows

2 Kings 4:1
A certain woman from the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead. Now you know that your servant was a fearer of Yahweh, but the creditor came to take two of my children for himself as 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 fifteen shekels of silver and a homer of barely and a measure of wine. Verse ConceptsCoinageGrainMarketsWeights And Measures, DryBarteringPrice Set On Individuals

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

1 Kings 5:10
So Hiram was giving to Solomon the cedar timbers and the cypress timbers, {everything he needed}. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalTreesBarteringCedar Wood

Leviticus 19:13
" 'You shall not exploit your neighbor, and you shall not rob [him]; a hired worker's wage you shall not {withhold} overnight 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
On his day you shall give his wage, and the sun shall not go {down}, because [he is] poor and {his life depends on it}; [do this] so that he does not cry out against you to Yahweh, {and you incur guilt}. Verse ConceptsEveningMastersBusiness EthicsMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployersSunsetsDebtMoralityGiving Back

Leviticus 19:13
" 'You shall not exploit your neighbor, and you shall not rob [him]; a hired worker's wage you shall not {withhold} overnight 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
On his day you shall give his wage, and the sun shall not go {down}, because [he is] poor and {his life depends on it}; [do this] so that he does not cry out against you to Yahweh, {and you incur guilt}. Verse ConceptsEveningMastersBusiness EthicsMasters Duties Towards ServantsEmployersSunsetsDebtMoralityGiving Back

Matthew 22:4-5
Again he sent other slaves, saying, 'Tell those who have been invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened [cattle] have been slaughtered, and everything [is] ready. Come to the wedding celebration!" ' But they paid no attention [and] went away--this one to his own field, that one to his business.

Luke 14:16-20
But he said to him, "A certain man was giving a large banquet and invited many. And he sent his slave at the hour of the banquet to say to those who have been invited, 'Come, because now it is ready!' And they all {alike} began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, 'I have purchased a field, and {I must} go out to look at it. I ask you, consider me excused.' read more.
And another said, 'I have purchased five yoke of oxen, and I am going to examine them. I ask you, consider me excused.' And another said, 'I have married a wife, and for this [reason] I am not able to come.'

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and [the things] which 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
And he told a parable to them, saying, "The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. And he reasoned to himself, saying, 'What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.' And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions.

Malachi 3:5
"Then I will approach you for judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers, and against those who swear {falsely}, and against the oppressors of [the] hired worker [with his] wages, [the] widow and [the] orphan, and {the abusers of} [the] alien, and [yet] do not fear me," says Yahweh 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
And those who served in the army were also asking him, saying, "What should we also do?" And he said to them, "Extort from no one, and do not blackmail [anyone], and be content with your pay." Verse ConceptsAggressionGreed, Believers' Response ToOccupationsSatisfactionServants, BadSoldiersWagesWitnesses, FalseContentmentFalse AccusationsEmployersAvoiding ViolenceFalse WaysDo Not StealOne's DeedsBeing Content

2 Chronicles 34:11-12
And they dispensed [it] to the skilled craftsmen and the builders to buy stone [for] hewing and timber for the seams and for binding the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed. And the men did the work faithfully. Over them as supervisors [were] appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites from the Merarites, and Zechariah and Meshullam from the Kohathites. And [other] Levites, all who were skilled in instruments of song,

Ecclesiastes 2:20
So {I began to despair} of all the toil with which I toiled under the sun. Verse ConceptsUnder The SunDespair

Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of the laborer [is] pleasant, whether he eats little or much, but the wealth of the rich man does not allow him to rest. Verse ConceptsHard LaborWakefulnessMore Than EnoughHard WorkWorryingSleeping Peacefullyworkinghardworkworries

1 Corinthians 4:2
In this case, moreover, it is sought in stewards that one 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 called to the king and said, "Your servant went out in the thick of the battle, and suddenly a man turned and brought a man to me and said, 'Guard this man. If by any means he should be missed, it will be your life in his place, or you shall pay a talent of silver.' It happened that your servant {was busy here and there}, and he {disappeared}." Then the king said to him, "Your own judgment has been determined."

Matthew 18:24-25
And [when] he began to settle [them], someone was brought to him who owed ten thousand talents. And [because] he did not have [enough] to repay [it], the master ordered him to be sold, and his wife and his children and everything that he had, and to be repaid.

Colossians 3:22
Slaves, obey your {human} masters in everything, not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, 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 [to the one who] builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to 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, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also 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 am speaking according to a human perspective. Nevertheless, [when] the covenant of a man has been ratified, no one declares [it] invalid or adds additional provisions [to it]. Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsTreatyContractsAnnulment

Nehemiah 13:13
I appointed as treasurer over the storehouses Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, Pedaiah from the Levites, and as their hand Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, for they were considered faithful. [The responsibility given] to them was to distribute to their brothers. Verse ConceptsServants, GoodFidelityTreasuriesStores Of Food

1 Timothy 6:1
All those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, lest the name of God and the teaching be slandered. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMonotonyYokesEmployeesProfaning God's NameSlavesHonour The HonourableGentleness As A Fruit Of The Spirit

Ephesians 6:5
Slaves, obey your earthly 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, do the same [things] to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality 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
They did not [have to] settle accounts with the men into whose hands they placed the money to give to the workers, for they [were] dealing honestly. Verse ConceptsFraudFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsMoney Managementaccounting

1 Peter 2:18
Domestic slaves, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those [who are] good and gentle, but also to those [who are] unjust. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMonotonyOrder In The HomeServants, GoodSubmissionEmployeesGentle WordsServants Of PeopleslaveryRespectServant LeadershipRespecting Authoritypeterreverence

Job 31:13-14
"If I have rejected my male or female slave's case when their complaint [was] against me, then what shall I do when God rises up? And when he enquires, how shall I answer him?

Genesis 39:6
And he left all that he had in the hand of Joseph, and {he did not worry about anything} except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was {well built and handsome}. Verse ConceptsFidelityServants, GoodTrustworthinessBusiness EthicsBeauty, In MenSeeking FoodAuthority Delegated To PeopleHandsome Men

Nehemiah 5:3
There were also those saying, "We have pledged our fields and our vineyards and our houses so that we can get grain in the famine." Verse ConceptsCreditBorrowing, Examples OfBanks

Hebrews 3:5
And Moses [was] faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken, 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
And he summoned each one of his own master's debtors [and] said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' And he said, 'A hundred measures of olive oil.' So he said to him, 'Take your promissory note and sit down quickly [and] write fifty.'

2 Kings 4:7
So she came and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the olive oil and repay your debt. You and your sons can live on what is left over." Verse ConceptsTradeDebtMoney ManagementSaving Money

Romans 13:8
Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another, for the one who loves someone else 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
Surely a man walks about as a [mere] {shadow}; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up [possessions] but does not know who [will] gather them [in]. Verse ConceptsBusynessFutilityWealthHuman IgnoranceRest, PhysicalRiches, Ungodly Use OfTreasureCare, WorldlyCovetousness, Nature ofNot Knowing The FutureDrawbacks To Richesgathering

Daniel 6:4
Then the [other] administrators and satraps {began to seek} to find pretext against Daniel {in connection with the kingdom}, but they were not able to find any pretext and {corruption} {because} he was trustworthy, and no negligence or {corruption} {could be found in him}. Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersFaithfulness, Examples OfBusiness, ExamplesHonestyNeglecting DutiesServants, GoodBusiness EthicsMagistratesFaultlessnessFidelityPlottingErrorcorruptionaccusations

Titus 2:9
Slaves must be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back, Verse Conceptsethics, personalServants, GoodEmployeesSlavesPleasing MenAvoid QuarrelsBe Subject To People

James 5:4
Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to 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 because [he] was practicing the same trade, he 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 looks after the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she will not eat. Verse ConceptsBread, Figurative OfEating, Metaphorical UseFamilies, Nature OfIdlenessFrugalityIndustry, Examples OfGodly WomanWomen's RolesA Good Womansloth

1 Kings 11:28
Now the man Jeroboam [was] a man of ability, and Solomon saw that the young man {was a diligent worker}, so he appointed him over all of the forced labor for the house of Joseph. Verse ConceptsdiligenceDiligence, Results OfServants, GoodIndustry, Examples OfPromotionEntrustingForced Labour

Genesis 31:40
[There] I was, during the day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my 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 she gleaned in the field until the evening and she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah [of] barley. Verse ConceptsBarleyEveningWeights And Measures, DryIndustry, Examples OfAction Until EveningEphah [Ten Omers]

1 Corinthians 4:12
and we toil, working with our own hands. [When we are] reviled, we bless; [when we are] persecuted, we endure; 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 labored at the work, and half of them were holding the spears from dawn until the stars came out. Verse ConceptsDawnFervourZealousness, Examples OfIndustry, Examples OfFrom Morning Till EveningHalf Of Groups

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