46 Bible Verses about Thrift

Desirable treasure and oil, are in the home of the wise, but, a man who is a dullard, will destroy it.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise; Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler, Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance.

He that gathereth in summer, is a prudent son, he that sleepeth long in harvest, is a son causing shame.

Indolence, roasteth not, his own game, but, the substance of a man, is precious, when he is diligent.

Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds; For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: - The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;read more.
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats; With, enough goats-milk, for thy food - for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.

The ants, a people, not strong, - yet prepare they, in summer, their food;

From men who are thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, - They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: -

A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children's children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.

Lo! this third time, I am holding myself, in readiness, to come unto you, and I will not allow myself to be a burden; for I seek not yours, but you; - for, the children, ought not to lay up, for the parents, but the parents for the children; -

At the end of three years, shalt thou bring forth all the tithe of thine increase in that year, - and shalt lay it up within thy gates; and the Levite shall come in - because he hath neither portion nor inheritance with thee - and the sojourner and the fatherless and the widow who are within thy gates, and they shall eat and be satisfied, - that Yahweh thy God may bless thee, in all the work of thy hand which thou shalt do.

Upon the first of the week, let, each one of you, put, by itself, in store, as he may be prospering, - lest, as soon as I come, then, collections, should be in progress.

Let, the stealer, no more, steal, but rather let him be toiling, - working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have wherewith to be giving away to him that hath need;

But thou, take to thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it unto thee, - and it shall be for thee and for them for food.

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years in which there was plenty in the land of Egypt, and laid up food in cities - the food of the fields of the city. which were round about it, laid he up within it.

The very word that I spake unto Pharaoh, what, God, is about to do, hath he showed unto Pharaoh. Lo! seven years, coming in, - of great plenty, in all the land of Egypt. Then shall arise seven years of famine, after them, so shall be forgotten all the plenty in the land of Egypt, - and the famine shall consume the land;read more.
neither shall the plenty in the land be discernible, because of that famine coming after, - for it shall be livery severe. And for that there was a repeating of the dream unto Pharaoh, twice, it is because the thing, is established, from God, and God is hastening to do it. Now, therefore, let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, - and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do this, that he may appoint overseers over the land, - so shall he take up a fifth of the land of Egypt, during the seven years of plenty. And let them gather up all the food of these seven good years that are coming in, - and let them heap up corn under the hand of Pharaoh as food in cities so shall they keep it. So shall the food become a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which shall come about in the land of Egypt, - and the land shall not be cut off in the famine.

So then Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon, the nether, and Baalath and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land; also all the store cities, which Solomon had, and the cities for chariots, and the cities for horsemen, - and the desire of Solomon that he was pleased to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land that he ruled over.

and he built Tadmor, in the wilderness, - and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath; and he built Beth-horon, the upper, and Beth-horon, the nether, - fortified cities, with walls, and doors and bars; and Baalath, and all the store cities which pertained to Solomon, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, - and every delight of Solomon which he delighted to build in Jerusalem, and in the Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

And so it came to pass that, Jehoshaphat, went on waxing surpassingly great, - and he built, throughout Judah, fortresses and cities for store;

And it came to pass that, Hezekiah, had riches and honour in great abundance, - and, treasuries, made he for himself - for silver and for gold and for costly stones, and for spices and for precious things, and for all utensils to be coveted; storehouses also, for the increase of corn, and new wine and oil, - and cribs for every kind of beast, and cribs for the flocks; and, cities, made he for himself, and possessions of flocks and herds, in abundance, - for God had given him exceeding great wealth.

She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands: She is like the ships of the merchant, from afar, she bringeth in her food; And she riseth, while yet it is night, and giveth food to her household, and a task to her maidens:read more.
She considereth a field, and procureth it, Out of the fruit of her hands, she planteth a vineyard:

And, when they were well-filled, he saith unto his disciples - Gather up the broken pieces left over, that nothing be lost. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets, with broken pieces out of the five barley loaves, - which were left over by them who had eaten.

ButJudas Iscariot, one of his disciples, he that was about to deliver him up, saith - Why was, this perfume, not sold for three hundred denaries, and given unto the destitute? Howbeit he said this, not that, for the destitute, he cared, but because, a thief, he was, and holding, the bag, used to carry away, what was cast therein.

And the disciples, seeing it, were greatly displeased, saying - To what end, this loss? For this could have been sold for much, and given to the destitute.

But there were some much displeased among themselves - To what end hath, this waste of the perfume happened? For this perfume could have been sold for above three hundred denaries, and given unto the destitute! and they were indignant with her.

Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it: Do not say to thy neighbour, Go and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.

There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.

Do not eat the food of him that hath a begrudging eye, neither crave thou his dainties; For, just as he hath thought in his own mind, so, he is: Eat and drink! he may say to thee, but, his heart, is not with thee. As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.

A man, hasting to be rich, hath an evil eye, and knoweth not when want may overtake him.

As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap:

And he said unto them - Mind and be guarding yourselves from all covetousness; for not, in one's abundance, doth his life spring out of his possessions.

Thou, shalt eat - and not be satisfied, but be shrunk with hunger within thee, - Though thou remove, yet shalt thou not set in safety, and, what thou dost set in safety, to the sword, will I deliver.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying - A certain rich man's estate, bare well. And he began to deliberate within himself, saying - What shall I do? because I have not where I can gather my fruits. And he said - This, will I do, - I will pull down my barns, and, greater ones, build, and gather, there, all my wheat and good things;read more.
and will say to my soul - Soul! thou hast many good things lying by for many years: be taking thy rest, eat, drink,be making merry! But God said unto him - Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? So, is he that is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich, towards God.

And he said unto his disciples - For this cause, I say unto you, - Be not anxious for the life, what ye shall eat, nor yet for yourbody, what ye shall put on; For, the life, is more, than the food, and, the body, than, the clothing. Consider well the ravens - That they sow nor, neither do they reap, which have neither chamber nor barn, - and, God, feedeth, them! By how much do, ye, excel, the birds?read more.
And, who from among you, though anxious, can, unto his stature, add a cubit? If then, not even the least thing, ye can do, why, concerning the rest, are ye anxious? Consider well the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin, and yet I say unto you - Not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like one of these. But, if God thus adorneth, the grass, which is, in a field, to-day, and, to-morrow, into an oven, is cast, how much rather you, O little-of-faith? Ye, therefore, be not seeking what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink, and be not held in suspense; For, after all these things, do, the nations of the world, seek, - but, your Father, knoweth that ye need these things. Notwithstanding, be seeking his kingdom, - and, these things, shall be added unto you.

For this cause, I say unto you: Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, - or for your body, what ye shall put on: Is not, the life, more than, the food? And, the body, than, the raiment? Observe intently, the birds of the heaven, - that they neither sow, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and yet, your heavenly Father, feedeth, them: Are no, ye, much better than, they? But who from among you, being anxious, can add to his stature one cubit?read more.
And, about clothing, why are ye anxious? Consider well the lilies of the field, how they grow, - they toil not neither do they spin; And yet, I say unto you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was arrayed like, one of these! Now, if the grass of the field - which to-day, is, and, to-morrow, into an oven, is cast - God thus adorneth, not much rather, you, little of faith? Do not then be anxious saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or Wherewithal shall we be arrayed? For, all these things, the nations, seek after, - for your heavenly Father, knoweth, that ye are needing, all these things. But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness, - and, all these things, shall be added unto you. Do not, then, be anxious for the morrow; for the morrow, will be anxious, for itself: Sufficient for the day, is the evil thereof.

And, after not many days, the younger son, gathering all together, left home for a country far away, and, there, squandered his substance with riotous living.

A needy man, shall he be that loveth merriment, the lover of wine and oil, shall not become rich.

Do not be among them who tipple with wine, - among them who are gluttons; For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!

A man who loveth wisdom, gladdeneth his father, but, a companion of harlots, destroyeth wealth.

And he went on to say, unto his disciples also, - There was, a certain rich man, who had a steward, and, the same, was accused to him as squandering his goods.

Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal; but be laying up or yourselves treasures in heaven, where, neither moth nor rust, doth tarnish, and where, thieves, dig not through nor steal: for, where, thy treasure, is, there, will be, thy heart also.

Be taking heed, therefore, exactly how ye are walking, - not as unwise, but as wise, - Buying out for yourselves the opportunity, because, the days, are evil;

Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.

Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

But, according to thy hardness, and thine impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself anger, in a day of anger and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, - Who will render unto each one according to his works: -

Unto them, on the one hand, who, by way of endurance in good work, are seeking, glory, honour and incorruption, life age-abiding, Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath, tribulation and anguish - against every soul of man who worketh out what is base, both of Jew first and of Greek, -read more.
But glory and honour and peace - unto every one who worketh what is good, both unto Jew first and unto Greek:

Render ye unto her, as, she also, rendered, and double thedouble, according to her works, - in the cup wherein she mixed, mix, unto her, double, - As much as she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give, unto her, torment and grief: - because, in her heart, she saith - I sit a Queen, and, widow, am I not, and, grief, in nowise shall I see!