Bible verses about "budgeting" | ASV

²⁰ There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise;
But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

⁶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise: ⁷ Which having no chief,
Overseer, or ruler, ⁸ Provideth her bread in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest.

⁴ Weary not thyself to be rich;
Cease from thine own wisdom. ⁵ Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not?
For [riches] certainly make themselves wings,
Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
[And] look well to thy herds: ²⁴ For riches are not for ever:
And doth the crown endure unto all generations? ²⁵ The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in. ²⁶ The lambs are for thy clothing,
And the goats are the price of the field; ²⁷ And [there will be] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household,
And maintenance for thy maidens.

⁸ The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts.

¹⁹ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: ²¹ for where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also.

¹⁷ Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; ¹⁸ that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate; ¹⁹ laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is [life] indeed.

²² Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed;
But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

²³ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
[And] look well to thy herds:

³³ But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

²⁸ For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it? ²⁹ Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, ³⁰ saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

² Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

⁶ But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

⁹ Honor Jehovah with thy substance,
And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

⁷ The rich ruleth over the poor;
And the borrower is servant to the lender.