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- Money which would have answered every good purpose, and served for every emergency, is too often spent in feastings and revellings. "Wisdomª [is] goodª with¹ an inheritance:ª and [by it there is] profitª to them that seeª° the sun.ª ... For¹ wisdomª [is] a defence,ª [and] moneyª [is] a defence:ª but the excellencyª of knowledgeª [is, that] wisdomª giveth lifeª° to them that haveª it." {Ecc 7:11-12} + "And kingª Davidª saidª° to Ornan,ª Nay;¹ but¹ I will verily²° buyª° it for the fullª price:ª for¹ I will not¹ takeª° [that] which¹ [is] thine for the LORD,ª nor offerª° burnt offeringsª without cost.ª" {1Ch 21:24} + "Now I have preparedª° with all¹ my mightª for the houseª of my Godª the goldª for [things to be made] of gold,ª and the silverª for [things] of silver,ª and the brassª for [things] of brass,ª the ironª for [things] of iron,ª and woodª for [things] of wood;ª onyxª stones,ª and [stones] to be set,ª glisteringª stones,ª and of divers colours,ª and all manner¹ of preciousª stones,ª and marbleª stonesª in abundance.ª ... Then the peopleª rejoiced,ª° for¹ that they offered willingly,ª° because¹ with perfectª heartª they offered willinglyª° to the LORD:ª and Davidª the kingª also¹ rejoicedª° with greatª joy.ª" {1Ch 29:2-9} + "Now it came to pass,¹ that at what timeª¹ the chestª was broughtª° unto¹ the king'sª officeª by the handª of the Levites,ª and when they sawª° that¹ [there was] muchª money,ª the king'sª scribeª° and the highª priest'sª officerª cameª° and emptiedª°¹ the chest,ª and tookª° it, and carriedª° it to¹ his placeª again.²° Thus¹ they didª° dayª by day,ª and gatheredª° moneyª in abundance.ª ... And when they had finishedª° [it], they broughtª°¹ the restª of the moneyª beforeª the kingª and Jehoiada,ª whereof were madeª° vesselsª for the houseª of the LORD,ª [even] vesselsª to minister,ª and to offerª° [withal], and spoons,ª and vesselsª of goldª and silver.ª And they offeredª°¹ burnt offeringsª in the houseª of the LORDª continuallyª all¹ the daysª of Jehoiada.ª" {2Ch 24:11-14} + "And all¹ they that [were] aboutª them strengthenedª° their handsª with vesselsª of silver,ª with gold,ª with goods,ª and with beasts,ª and with precious things,ª beside all¹¹¹ [that] was willingly offered.ª°" {Ezr 1:6} + "And to carryª° the silverª and gold,ª which¹ the kingª and his counsellorsª° have freely offeredª° unto the Godª of Israel,ª whoseª habitationª [is] in Jerusalem,ª ... And whatsoeverªª shall seem goodª° to¹ thee, and toª thy brethren,ª to doª° with the restª of the silverª and the gold,ª that doª° after the willª of your God.ª" {Ezr 7:15-18} + "And I saidª° unto them, We¹ after our abilityª have redeemedª°¹ our brethrenª the Jews,ª which were soldª° unto the heathen;ª and will ye¹ even¹ sellª°¹ your brethren?ª or shall they be soldª° unto us? Then held they their peace,ª° and foundª° nothingª¹ [to answer]." {Neh 5:8} + "He hath dispersed,ª° he hath givenª° to the poor;ª his righteousnessª endurethª° for ever;ª his hornª shall be exaltedª° with honour.ª" {Psa 112:9} + "And her merchandiseª and her hireª shall be¹ holinessª to the LORD:ª it shall not¹ be treasuredª° nor¹ laid up;ª° for¹ her merchandiseª shall be¹ for them that dwellª° beforeª the LORD,ª to eatª° sufficiently,ª and for durableª clothing.ª" {Isa 23:18} + "Notwithstanding,ª lestª we should offendª° them,ª go¹ thou²° toª the¹ sea,ª and castª° an hook,ª andª take upª° the fishª that first²¹ cometh up;ª° andª when thou hast openedª° hisª mouth,ª thou shalt findª° a piece of money:ª thatª take,ª° and¹ giveª° unto themª forª meª andª thee.ª" {Mtt 17:27} + "Jesusª saidª° unto him,ª Ifª thou wiltª° beª° perfect,ª goª° [and] sellª° that thou² hast,ª°¹ andª giveª° to the poor,ª andª thou shalt haveª° treasureª inª heaven:ª andª comeª° [and] followª° me.ª" {Mtt 19:21} + "Andª Joannaª the wifeª of Chuzaª Herod'sª steward,ª andª Susanna,ª andª manyª others,ª whichª ministeredª° unto himª ofª theirª substance.ª°" {Lke 8:3} + "And Iª sayª° unto you,ª Makeª° to yourselvesª friendsª ofª the¹ mammonª of unrighteousness;ª that,ª whenª ye fail,ª° they may receiveª° youª intoª everlastingª habitations.ª" {Lke 16:9} + "Andª soldª° their possessionsª andª goods,ª andª partedª° themª to allª [men], asª every manª¹ hadª²° need.ª" {Act 2:45} + "Thenª the¹ disciples,ª every² man²¹ according toª his ability,ªª° determinedª° to sendª° reliefª¹ unto² the¹ brethrenª which dweltª° inª Judaea:ª" {Act 11:29} + "Nowª yeª Philippiansª knowª° also,ª thatª inª the beginningª of the¹ gospel,ª whenª I departedª° fromª Macedonia,ª noª churchª communicated¹ with²° meª as² concerningª¹ givingª andª receiving,ª butª yeª only.ª ... Butª myª Godª shall supplyª° allª yourª needª according¹ to² his²¹ richesª inª gloryª byª Christª Jesus.ª" {Php 4:15-19} + "Chargeª° them that are richª inª this² world,ª¹ that they be²° not² highminded,ª°¹ norª trustª° inª uncertainª riches,ª butª inª the¹ livingª° God,ª who² givethª° usª richlyª all thingsª toª enjoy;ª ... Laying up in storeª° for themselvesª a goodª foundationª againstª the¹ time to come,ª° thatª they may lay hold onª° eternalª life.ª" {1Tm 6:17-19}
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