Business and Biblical Principles

Commit your works to the Lord, And your thoughts will be established.

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.

Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease!

Honor the Lord with your possessions, And with the firstfruits of all your increase.

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, Than great treasure with trouble.

How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Remove falsehood and lies far from me; Give me neither poverty nor riches— Feed me with the food allotted to me.

What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.

I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives, and also that every man should eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his labor—it is the gift of God.

Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.

As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; Nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes, establish the work of our hands.

But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You.

For the Lord your God will bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.

And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Let all that you do be done with love.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.

Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back, not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things.

And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?

Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.