22 Bible Verses about Frugality
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When they were filled, he said to his disciples, "Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost."
Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
The food will be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; that the land not perish through the famine."
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
So he went and did according to the word of the LORD; for he went and lived by the Wadi Cherith, that is near 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 wadi.
So he got up and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering wood. And he called to her, and said, "Please bring me a little water in a pitcher, that I may drink." And as she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand." She said, "As the LORD your God lives, I do not have anything baked, except a handful of flour in a jar, and a little oil in a jug. Behold, I am gathering a couple of sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."read more.
And Elijah said to her, "Do not be afraid. Go and do as you have said. But make me of it a little cake first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for yourself and for your son.
The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Do not be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn't eat the bread of idleness.
And they all ate and were filled, and they took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.
They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
But she answered him, "Yes, Sir. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs."
But there were some who were indignant among themselves, "Why has this ointment been wasted?
For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." They grumbled against her.
Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
From Thematic Bible
Frugality » Instances of » The provisions made by the egyptians against famine
He gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was around every city, he laid up in the same. Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end. The seven years of famine began to come, just 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
The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less. When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.
It happened that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one, and all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses. He said to them, "This is that which the LORD has spoken, 'Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.'" They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm in it.
