“Every business transaction is to be fragrant with the presence of God.” “Religion and business are not two separate things; they are one.”
· Rom. 12:17. Be honest in the sight of all men. D.A. 73; T., v. 7, p. 248.
· Heb. 13:18. Be willing in all things to live honestly. T., v. 4, p. 285.
· Rom. 12:11. Not slothful in business. T., v. 5, p. 178.
· Prov. 22:29. Diligence in business wins respect.
· 1 Thess. 4:11. Study to do your own business.
· Lev. 19:36. Have just measurers and weights.
· Prov. 22:22. Never rob nor oppress poor. T., v. 5, p. 350.
· Ex. 22:22, 23. Never afflict widows or orphans. T., v. 4, pp. 494, 495.
· Ex. 22:21. Neither vex nor oppress a stranger. T., v. 6, p. 274.
· Lev. 19:13. Pay hired help at the close of each day.
· Lev. 19:11. Never steal nor deal falsely. D.A. 556.
· Mal. 3:5. God will punish those who do not regard the above principles. T., v. 4, pp. 309, 310.
· Jer. 17:11. Ill-gotten riches do not profit. T., v. 4, p. 540.
· Jas. 5:1-6. Such riches are corrupted.
· Isa. 2:17-20; Rev. 6:15; Prov. 11:4. Riches profit not in the day of wrath.
· Luke 12:20, 21. It is foolish to lay up treasure and not be rich toward God.
· Mal. 3:8. Some men rob God. T., v. 3, p. 394.
· Mal. 3:9. Those who rob God are cursed. T., v. 3, p. 269.
Safe Counsel for Business Men
· Prov. 3:9, 10. “Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase.” T., v. 6, 384.
· Mal. 3:10. Pay an honest tithe. E. 138, 44.
· Prov. 22:26. Never be surety for debts.
· Prov. 11:15. “He that is surety. . . shall smart for it.”
· Prov. 6:1, 2. He is snared who is surety for either friend or stranger. T., v. 1, p. 200.
· Prov. 17:18. One void of understanding is surety for a friend.
· Prov. 11:15. “He hath hateth suretiship is sure.”
· Rom. 13:8. Owe no man anything. T., v. 5, p. 179.
· Prov. 22:7. Borrower is servant to the lender.
· Ex. 22:14, 15. If you borrow and the goods are damaged in your hands, make them good.
· Prov. 10:4. The diligent gain riches.
· Prov. 28:19. He that tilleth land shall have plenty.
· Eccl. 10:10. Never work with blunt tools.
· Prov. 27:23. Be diligent in looking after your flocks and herds.
· Prov. 11:25. The liberal soul shall be made fat.
· Lev. 25:35-37. Never take usury from a poor brother.
· Deut. 23:19, 20. You can receive interest on money lent a stranger.
· Titus 3:14, margin. Be sure you profess an honest trade. E. 218.
· Hab. 2:15. The liquor-seller is cursed.
· Prov. 10:4. He becometh poor that deals with a slack hand.
· Prov. 20:4. The sluggard shall have nothing.
· Prov. 19:15. An idle soul shall suffer hunger.
· Prov. 22:16; 28:8. “He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches. . . shall surely come to want.”
· Matt. 7:12. Keep the Golden Rule. T., v. 5, p. 335.
· Micah 6:8. Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God.
Where the Danger Lies
· 1 Tim. 6:10. The love of money is the root of all evil.
· Eccl. 5:10. He that loveth silver shall not prosper.
· Prov. 28:22. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye. T., v. 4, p. 351.
· Prov. 15:27. He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house. T., v. 4, p. 37.
· 1 Tim. 6:9. They that will be rich fall into temptations, snares, and hurtful lusts.
· Ps. 62:10. If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. T., v. 3, p. 403.
· Jer. 9:23. Let not the rich man glory in his riches.
· Prov. 11:28. He that trusteth in his riches shall fall.
· Mark 10:24. It is hard for them that trust in riches to enter heaven.
· Deut. 8:18. Never forget that it is God that giveth power to get wealth. T., v. 2, 278, 279.
· Hosea 2:8. Those that trust in riches, forget that God increases wealth.
· Prov. 23:5. Riches may fly away.
· Haggai 1:6-9. God can scatter them if they are not used for His glory. T., v. 2, pp. 281, 282.
· 1 Sam. 2:7. The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich.
· Prov. 22:2. The rich and the poor meet together, and the Lord is the Maker of them all.
God Honors both Rich and Poor
· Prov. 30:8. “Give me neither poverty nor riches.”
· Ps. 112:1-5. Wealth and riches will be with those that use them to God’s glory.
· Gen. 13:2. “Abraham was very rich.”
· Gen. 26:12-14. Isaac, a wealthy farmer, gathered one-hundred fold from seed sown.
· 2 Chron. 1:11, 12. Riches given Solomon.
· Deut. 28:1-5. Temporal blessings promised the obedient.
· Deut. 28:12, 13. God designs His people shall prosper financially.
· 1 Chron. 4:9, 10. The one that honors the Lord with his substance can be trusted with wealth.
· Ps. 109:30, 31. God stands at the right hand of the poor.
· Ps. 140:12. God maintains the right of the poor.
· Prov. 17:5. He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker.
· Prov. 28:6. Better to be poor than perverse.
· Num. 18:20. Those who attend to the Lord’s work have no inheritance among the people.
· Num. 18:21. They are to be supported from the tithe.
· Neh. 13:10, 11. When God’s workers given their attention to worldly business, the work of God suffers.