Bible verses about "economics" | DouayRheims

¹⁵ Thou shalt not deliver to his master the servant that is fled to thee. ¹⁶ He shall dwell with thee in the place that shall please him, and shall rest in one of thy cities: give him no trouble. ¹⁷ There shall be no whore among the daughters of Israel, nor whoremonger among the sons of Israel. ¹⁸ Thou shalt not offer the hire of a strumpet, nor the price of a dog, in the house of the Lord thy God, whatsoever it be that thou hast vowed: because both these are an abomination to the Lord thy God. ¹⁹ Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing: ²⁰ But to the stranger. To thy brother thou shalt lend that which he wanteth, without usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all thy works in the land, which thou shalt go in to possess. ²¹ When thou hast made a vow to the Lord thy God, thou shalt not delay to pay it: because the Lord thy God will require it. And if thou delay, it shall be imputed to thee for a sin. ²² If thou wilt not promise, that shalt be without sin. ²³ But that which is once gone out of thy lips, thou shalt observe, and shalt do as thou hast promised to the Lord thy God, and hast spoken with thy own will and with thy own mouth. ²⁴ Going into thy neighbour's vineyard, thou mayst eat as many grapes as thou pleasest: but must carry none out with thee:

⁴ He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap. ⁵ As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones are joined together in the womb of her that is with child: so thou knowest not the works of God, who is the maker of all. ⁶ In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.

²⁵ He that boasteth and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed.

⁹ Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits; ¹⁰ And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.

¹⁰ Who shall find a valiant woman? far, and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her. ¹¹ The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall have no need of spoils. ¹² She will render him good, and not evil all the days of her life. ¹³ She hath sought wool and flax, and hath wrought by the counsel of her hands. ¹⁴ She is like the merchant's ship, she bringeth her bread from afar. ¹⁵ And she hath risen in the night, and given a prey to her household, and victuals to her maidens. ¹⁶ She hath considered a field, and bought it: with the fruit of her hands she hath planted a vineyard. ¹⁷ She hath girded her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her arm. ¹⁸ She hath tasted, and seen that her traffic is good: her lamp shall not be put out in the night. ¹⁹ She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle. ²⁰ She hath opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her hands to the poor. ²¹ She shall not fear for her house in the cold of snow: for all her domestics are clothed with double garments. ²² She hath made for herself clothing of tapestry: fine linen, and purple, is her covering. ²³ Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land. ²⁴ She made fine linen, and sold it, and delivered a girdle to the Chanaanite. ²⁵ Strength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the latter day. ²⁶ She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue. ²⁷ She hath looked well on the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle. ²⁸ Her children rose up, and called her blessed: her husband, and he praised her. ²⁹ Many daughters have gathered together riches: thou hast surpassed them all. ³⁰ Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: the woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. ³¹ Give her of the fruit of her hands: and let her works praise her in the gates.

¹ Let every soul be subject to higher powers. For there is no power but from God: and those that are ordained of God. ² Therefore, he that resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist purchase to themselves damnation. ³ For princes are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? Do that which is good: and thou shalt have praise from the same. ⁴ For he is God's minister to thee, for good. But if thou do that which is evil, fear: for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is God's minister: an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil. ⁵ Wherefore be subject of necessity: not only for wrath, but also for conscience' sake. ⁶ For therefore also you pay tribute. For they are the ministers of God, serving unto this purpose. ⁷ Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour. ⁸ Owe no man any thing, but to love one another. For he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law. ⁹ For: Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet. And if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ¹⁰ The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law. ¹¹ And that, knowing the season, that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed. ¹² The night is passed And the day is at hand. Let us, therefore cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light. ¹³ Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention and envy. ¹⁴ But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ: and make not provision for the flesh in its concupiscences.

⁸ But if any man have not care of his own and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.

¹⁶ He that oppresseth the poor, to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need.

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor: and the borrower is servant to him that lendeth.

¹⁵ And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness: for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.

³⁸ Give: and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.

¹⁹ And may my God supply all your want, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.

³³ Now therefore let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and make him ruler over the land of Egypt: ³⁴ That he may appoint overseers over all the countries: and gather into barns the fifth part of the fruits, during the seven fruitful years, ³⁵ That shall now presently ensue: and let all the corn be laid up, under Pharao's hands, and be reserved in the cities. ³⁶ And let it be in readiness, against the famine of seven years to come, which shall oppress Egypt, and the land shall not be consumed with scarcity. ³⁷ The counsel pleased Pharao, and all his servants. ³⁸ And he said to them: Can we find such another man, that is full of the spirit of God? ³⁹ He said therefore to Joseph: Seeing God hath shewn thee all that thou hast said, can I find one wiser and one like unto thee? ⁴⁰ Thou shalt be over my house, and at the commandment of thy mouth all the people shall obey: only in the kingly throne will I be above thee. ⁴¹ And again Pharao said to Joseph: Behold, I have appointed thee over the whole land of Egypt. ⁴² And he took his ring from his own hand, and gave it into his hand: and he put upon him a robe of silk, and put a chain of gold about his neck. ⁴³ And he made him go up into his second chariot, the crier proclaiming that all should bow their knee before him, and that they should know he was made governor over the whole land of Egypt. ⁴⁴ And the king said to Joseph: I am Pharao: without thy commandment no man shall move hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. ⁴⁵ And he turned his name, and called him in the Egyptian tongue the saviour of the world. And he gave him to wife Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis. Then Joseph went out to the land of Egypt. ⁴⁶ (Now he was thirty years old when he stood before king Pharao), and he went round all the countries of Egypt. ⁴⁷ And the fruitfulness of the seven years came: and the corn being bound up into sheaves, was gathered together into the barns of Egypt. ⁴⁸ And all the abundance of grain was laid up in every city. ⁴⁹ And there was so great abundance of wheat, that it was equal to the sand of the sea, and the plenty exceeded measure. ⁵⁰ And before the famine came, Joseph had two sons born: whom Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest of Heliopolis, bore unto him. ⁵¹ And he called the name of the firstborn Manasses, saying: God hath made me to forget all my labours, and my father's house. ⁵² And he named the second Ephraim, saying: God hath made me to grow in the land of my poverty. ⁵³ Now when the seven years of plenty that had been in Egypt were passed: ⁵⁴ The seven years of scarcity, which Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt. ⁵⁵ And when there also they began to be famished, the people cried to Pharao, for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to you. ⁵⁶ And the famine increased daily in all the land: and Joseph opened all the barns, and sold to the Egyptians: for the famine had oppressed them also. ⁵⁷ And all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want.

^{10 (5:9)} A covetous man shall not be satisfied with money: and he that loveth riches shall reap no fruit from them: so this also is vanity.

¹⁷ He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.

¹⁰ For also, when we were with you, this we declared to you: that, if any man will not work, neither let him eat.