Bible verses about "investing" | Coverdale

¹⁰ so shal thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse, and thy presses shal flowe ouer with swete wyne.

⁸ Who so increaseth his riches by vautage & wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall.

¹¹ Now whyle they herkened, he tolde a symilitude also, because he was nye vnto Ierusalem, and because they thought, that the kyngdome of God shulde appeare immediatly. ¹² And he sayde: A certayne noble ma wete in to a farre countre, to receaue hi a kyngdome, and then to come agayne. ¹³ This man called ten of his seruauntes, and delyuered them ten pounde, and sayde vnto them: Occupye, tyll I come agayne. ¹⁴ But his citesyns hated him, and sent a message after him, and sayde: We wil not haue this man to raigne ouer vs. ¹⁵ And it fortuned whan he came agayne, after that he had receaued the kyngdome, he bade call for the seruauntes, vnto whom he had geue his money, yt he might knowe, what euery one had done. ¹⁶ Then came the first and sayde: Syr, thy pounde hath wonne ten pounde. ¹⁷ And he sayde vnto him: Well thou good seruaut, for so moch as thou hast bene faithfull in the least, thou shalt haue auctorite ouer ten cities. ¹⁸ The seconde came also, and sayde: Syr, thy pounde hath wonne fyue pounde. ¹⁹ And to him he sayde: And thou shalt be ouer fyue cities. ²⁰ And ye thirde came, and sayde: Lo syr, here is thy pounde, which I haue kepte in a napkyn. ²¹ I was afrayed of the, for thou art an harde man, thou takest vp yt thou hast not layed downe, and reapest that thou hast not sowne. ²² He sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou euell seruaunt. Knewest thou thou that I am an harde man, takynge vp that I layde not downe, and reapynge that I dyd not sowe? ²³ Wherfore then hast thou not delyuered my money to the exchaunge banke? And at my commynge might I haue requyred myne awne with vauntage? ²⁴ And he sayde vnto them that stode by: Take ye pounde from him, and geue it vnto him that hath ten pounde. ²⁵ And they sayde vnto him: Syr, he hath ten pounde already. ²⁶ But I saye vnto you: Whosoeuer hath, vnto him shal be geue: but from him that hath not, shal be taken awaye euen that he hath.

¹⁰ Brynge euery Tythe in to my barne, yt there maye be meat in myne house: and proue me withall (sayeth the LORDE of hoostes) yf I wil not open the wyndowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessinge with plenteousnesse.

¹¹ Hastely gotte goodes are soone spent, but they that be gathered together with the hande, shal increase.

⁶ This I thynke: that he which soweth litle, shal reape litle also: and he yt soweth plenteously,shal likewyse reape plenteously,

¹⁷ Charge the which are riche in this worlde, that they be not proude, ner trust in the vncertayne riches, but in the lyuynge God (which geueth vs abundauntly all thinges to enioye them:) ¹⁸ That they do good: that they be rich in good workes: that they geue and distribute with a good wyll: ¹⁹ gatherynge vp treasure for them selues, a good foundacion, agaynst ye tyme to come, that they maye laye honde on eternall life.

³³ Sell that ye haue, and geue almesse. Make you bagges, which waxe not olde: euen a treasure that neuer fayleth in heauen, where no thefe commeth, and no moth corruppeth: ³⁴ for where youre treasure is, there wil youre hert be also.

¹⁹ Se that ye gather you not treasure vpon the earth, where rust and mothes corrupte, and where theues breake through and steale. ²⁰ But gather you treasure together in heauen, where nether rust nor mothes corrupte, and where theues nether breake vp nor yet steale. ²¹ For where youre treasure is, there is youre herte also.

²⁴ She maketh cloth of sylke & selleth it, and delyuereth a gyrdle vnto ye marchaut.

¹⁸ And yf she perceaue that hir houswifrie doth good, hir candle goeth not out by night.

¹⁶ She considreth lode, & byeth it, and wt the frute of hir handes she planteth a vynyarde.