Bible verses about "entrepreneurship" | MKJV

¹ A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my Shepherd; I shall not want. ² He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. ³ He restores my soul; He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. ⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. ⁵ You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. ⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah forever.

¹² For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.

¹² Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground. For it is time to seek Jehovah, until He comes and rains righteousness on you.

²⁴ And he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew that you were a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter. ²⁵ And I was afraid and went and hid your talent in the earth. Lo, you have yours. ²⁶ His lord answered and said to him, Evil and slothful servant! You knew that I reaped where I did not sow, and gathered where I did not scatter, ²⁷ then you should have put my money to the exchangers, and coming I would have received my own with interest. ²⁸ Therefore take the talent from him and give it to him who has ten talents. ²⁹ For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will abound. But from him who has not, even that which he has shall be taken away from him. ³⁰ And throw the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

¹¹ As to diligence, not slothful, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

¹² And may the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all, even as we also toward you,

⁸ This book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it by day and by night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall act wisely.

¹⁹ Bread is made for laughter, and wine makes merry; but silver answers all things.

⁷ Wisdom is the main thing; get wisdom; and with all your getting get understanding.

²⁹ Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.

¹ And it will be, if you shall listen carefully to the voice of Jehovah your God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command you today, Jehovah your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth. ² And all these blessings shall come on you and overtake you, if you will listen to the voice of Jehovah your God. ³ You shall be blessed in the city, and be blessed in the field. ⁴ The fruit of your body shall be blessed, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your cows, and the flocks of your sheep. ⁵ Your basket and your store shall be blessed. ⁶ You shall be blessed when you come in, and blessed when you go out. ⁷ Jehovah shall cause your enemies that rise up against you to be stricken before your face. They shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways. ⁸ Jehovah shall command the blessing on you in your storehouses, and all that you set your hand to. And He shall bless you in the land which Jehovah your God gives you. ⁹ Jehovah shall establish you a holy people to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you shall keep the commandments of Jehovah your God and walk in His ways. ¹⁰ And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of Jehovah, and they shall be afraid of you. ¹¹ And Jehovah shall prosper you in goods, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which Jehovah swore to your fathers to give you. ¹² Jehovah shall open to you His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. And you shall loan to many nations, and you shall not borrow. ¹³ And Jehovah shall make you the head, and not the tail. And you shall be always above, and you shall not be beneath, if you listen to the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you today, to observe and to do them. ¹⁴ And you shall not go aside from any of the words which I command you today, to the right hand or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

¹⁴ For it is as if a man going abroad called his own servants and gave them his goods. ¹⁵ And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his ability. And he went abroad at once. ¹⁶ And going he who had received the five talents traded with them, and made another five talents. ¹⁷ And likewise he who had received two, he also gained another two. ¹⁸ But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the earth and hid his lord's silver. ¹⁹ After a long time the lord of those servants came and took account with them. ²⁰ And so he who had received five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, Lord, you delivered five talents to me. Behold, I have gained five talents above them. ²¹ His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord. ²² He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered two talents to me. Behold, I have gained two other talents above them. ²³ His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord. ²⁴ And he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew that you were a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter. ²⁵ And I was afraid and went and hid your talent in the earth. Lo, you have yours. ²⁶ His lord answered and said to him, Evil and slothful servant! You knew that I reaped where I did not sow, and gathered where I did not scatter, ²⁷ then you should have put my money to the exchangers, and coming I would have received my own with interest. ²⁸ Therefore take the talent from him and give it to him who has ten talents. ²⁹ For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will abound. But from him who has not, even that which he has shall be taken away from him. ³⁰ And throw the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.