Proverbial Economics

“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.”

“Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding.For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold.Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.”

“How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!”

“Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it’s in your power to help them.”

“If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord — and he will repay you!”

“Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”

“It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for a friend.”

“Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.”

“Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.”

“The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights.”

"Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you. Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last.”

“Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.”

“A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.”

“It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.”

“The wicked take secret bribes to pervert the course of justice.”

“The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”

“Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.”

“The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord made them both.”

“True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life.”

“Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender.“

“A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty.”

“Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.”

“Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, for riches don’t last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.”