22 Bible Verses about Frugality
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When they were all satisfied, Jesus said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted."
They should gather all the excess food during these good years that are coming. By Pharaoh's authority they should store up grain so the cities will have food, and they should preserve it.
This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine."
There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.
So he did as the Lord told him; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan.
The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he went through the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. He called out to her, "Please give me a cup of water, so I can take a drink." As she went to get it, he called out to her, "Please bring me a piece of bread." She said, "As certainly as the Lord your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I'm going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation."read more.
Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go and do as you planned. But first make a small cake for me and bring it to me; then make something for yourself and your son.
The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.
A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, twelve baskets full.
They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.
She answered, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
But some who were present indignantly said to one another, "Why this waste of expensive ointment?
It could have been sold for more than three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor!" So they spoke angrily to her.
The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.
Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
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Frugality » Instances of » The provisions made by the egyptians against famine
Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt during the seven years and stored it in the cities. In every city he put the food gathered from the fields around it. Joseph stored up a vast amount of grain, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it because it was impossible to measure.
The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end. Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had predicted. There was famine in all the other lands, but throughout the land of Egypt there was food.
Frugality » Instances of » The gathering of manna
The Israelites did so, and they gathered -- some more, some less. When they measured with an omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little lacked nothing; each one had gathered what he could eat.
And on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, two omers per person; and all the leaders of the community came and told Moses. He said to them, "This is what the Lord has said: 'Tomorrow is a time of cessation from work, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Whatever you want to bake, bake today; whatever you want to boil, boil today; whatever is left put aside for yourselves to be kept until morning.'" So they put it aside until the morning, just as Moses had commanded, and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it.
