Thematic Bible: Fidelity in business


Thematic Bible





So the man exclaimed, "At last! This is bone from my bones and flesh from my flesh. This one will be called "Woman,' because she was taken from Man." (Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and cling to his wife, and they will become one flesh.)


Find joy in living with your wife whom you love every day of your pointless life that God gave you on earth, because this is your life assignment and your work to do on earth.







So don't be afraid! I'll take care of you and your little ones." So Joseph kept on comforting them, speaking to the needs of their hearts.



In reply, they told him, "If you will be kind to this people, please them, and speak appropriately to them with kind words, they'll serve you forever."

A word from you has supported those who have stumbled, and has strengthened faltering knees.

He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat above the seats of the other kings who were in Babylon with him.



"You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity. You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.

You must have honest weights and measuring devices, so you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you,

Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.


We intend to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of people.








Through faith you are being protected by God's power for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of this era. You greatly rejoice in this, even though you have to suffer various kinds of trials for a little while,




You are to pursue justice and only justice so you may live and possess the land that the LORD your God is about to give you."

For this is what the LORD says: "Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come, and soon my deliverance will be revealed.


Pay everyone whatever you owe them taxes to whom taxes are due, tolls to whom tolls are due, fear to whom fear is due, honor to whom honor is due.


When a king faithfully administers justice to the poor, his throne will be established forever.



He judged the case of the poor and needy. And then it went well for him. Isn't this what it means to know me?


They, in turn, paid the carpenters and builders to purchase quarried stone and timber for binders and beams for the buildings that previous kings of Judah had let deteriorate. The workmen did their duties faithfully with these foremen supervising them: Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Levi who were Merari's sons, Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath, and various descendants of Levi, who were skilled musicians.




I appointed over the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the descendants of Levi; and next to them Zaccur's son Hanan, the grandson of Mattaniah, because they had been considered faithful. Their duties were to distribute to their associates.


Furthermore, they required no accounting from the men into whose hand they had paid the money to do the work, because the workers acted in good faith.


Everything that he owned, he entrusted into Joseph's care. He never concerned himself about anything, except for the food he ate.




Because of this, the administrators and regional authorities tried to bring allegations of dereliction of duty in government affairs against Daniel, but they were unable to find any charges of corruption. Daniel was trustworthy, and no evidence of negligence or corruption could be found against him.


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