Bible verses about "budgeting" | Rotherham

²⁰ Desirable treasure and oil, are in the home of the wise, but, a man who is a dullard, will destroy it.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard, observe her ways, and be wise; ⁷ Which, having no harvest, scribe, or ruler, ⁸ Prepareth, in the summer, her food, hath collected, in the harvest, her sustenance.

²³ Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds; ²⁴ For, not age–abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation:–– ²⁵ The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered; ²⁶ There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he–goats; ²⁷ With, enough goats–milk, for thy food––for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.

⁴ Do not toil to get wealth, of thine own understanding, forbear: ⁵ Wilt thou let thine eye fly thereupon, when it is nothing? for it will, surely make, itself wings, Like an eagle, will it wing its way across the heavens.

¹⁹ Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal; ²⁰ but be laying up or yourselves treasures in heaven, where, neither moth nor rust, doth tarnish, and where, thieves, dig not through nor steal: ²¹ for, where, thy treasure, is, there, will be, thy heart [also].

⁸ Mine is the silver and Mine the gold, Declareth Yahweh of hosts:

¹⁷ Upon them who are rich in the present age, lay thou charge––not to be high–minded, nor to have set their hope on, riches’, uncertainty,––but on God, who offereth us all things richly for enjoying, ¹⁸ To be doing good, to be rich in noble works, to be, generous in giving, ready for fellowship,–– ¹⁹ Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life [which is life] indeed.

²³ Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;

²² Plans, are frustrated, for lack of consultation, but, by the multitude of counselors, shall counsel, be established.

³³ But be seeking first, the kingdom and its righteousness,––and, all these things, shall be added unto you.

²⁸ For, who from among you, wishing to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost,––whether he hath sufficient for completion; ²⁹ lest once, he having laid a foundation, and not being able to finish, all who are looking on, should begin to mock at him, ³⁰ saying––This man, began to build, and was not able to finish!

² Here, furthermore, it is sought in stewards, that, faithful, one be found.

⁶ As to this, however, he that soweth sparingly, sparingly, also shall reap, and, he that soweth with blessings, with blessings, also shall reap:

⁹ Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;

⁷ The rich, over the poor, beareth rule,––and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.