Thematic Bible: Parsimony
Thematic Bible
Parsimony » General references to
Why was not this perfume traded for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor?
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He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.
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He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
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You have not made me burned offerings of sheep, or given me honour with your offerings of beasts; I did not make you servants to give me an offering, and I did not make you tired with requests for perfumes.
There came to him a woman having a bottle of perfume of great price, and she put the perfume on his head when he was seated at table. But when the disciples saw it they were angry, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.
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A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
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There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.
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Parsimony » In withholding offerings
You have not got me sweet-smelling plants with your money, or given me pleasure with the fat of your offerings: but you have made me a servant to your sins, and you have made me tired with your evil doings.
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And I saw that the Levites had not been given what was needed for their support; so that the Levites and the music-makers, who did the work, had gone away, everyone to his field.
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The doors of his house have been shut and the lights put out; no perfumes have been burned or offerings made to the God of Israel in his holy place.
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Will a man keep back from God what is right? But you have kept back what is mine. But you say, What have we kept back from you? Tenths and offerings.
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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property, And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.
Poverty » Contributing causes of sinful » Parsimony
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
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