22 Bible Verses about Frugality
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And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost."
And let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine."
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.
And the ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook.
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink." And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand." And she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die."read more.
And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son.
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous.
Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags
She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.
But she answered him, "Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
There were some who said to themselves indignantly, "Why was the ointment wasted like that?
For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor." And they scolded her.
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
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Frugality » Instances of » The provisions made by the egyptians against famine
and he gathered up all the food of these seven years, which occurred in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities. He put in every city the food from the fields around it. And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured.
The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
Frugality » Instances of » The gathering of manna
And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less. But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat.
On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, he said to them, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD; bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.'" So they laid it aside till the morning, as Moses commanded them, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it.
