The Sunday School Lesson The Bible and the Marketplace by David McGee
Jul 19, 2020
The Bible and the Marketplace (33:02)
Referenced Scriptures: Genesis 1:28-31; Proverbs 11:1-31; Proverbs 21:25-26; Proverbs 22:16; Jeremiah 29:4-7; 2 Corinthians 9:8; James 5:1-4
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The scriptures below are from the WEB Bible.
Genesis 1:28-31
28) God blessed them. God said to them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
29) God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.
30) To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food." And it was so.
31) God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Proverbs 11:1-31
1) A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, But accurate weights are his delight.
2) When pride comes, then comes shame, But with humility comes wisdom.
3) The integrity of the upright shall guide them, But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
4) Riches don‘t profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
5) The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
6) The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, But the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.
7) When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, And expectation of power comes to nothing.
8) The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked takes his place.
9) With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
10) When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.
11) By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
12) One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, But a man of understanding holds his peace.
13) One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, But one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.
14) Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, But in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
15) He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, But he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
16) A gracious woman obtains honor, But violent men obtain riches.
17) The merciful man does good to his own soul, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
18) The wicked earns deceitful wages, But he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
19) He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.
20) Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, But those whose ways are blameless are his delight.
21) Most assuredly, the evil man will not be unpunished, But the seed of the righteous will be delivered.
22) Like a gold ring in a pig‘s snout, Is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
23) The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24) There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
25) The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
26) He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
27) He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
28) He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
29) He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30) The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
31) Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Proverbs 21:25-26
25) The desire of the sluggard kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.
26) There are those who covet greedily all the day long; But the righteous gives and doesn‘t withhold.
Proverbs 22:16
16) Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, Both come to poverty.
Jeremiah 29:4-7
4) Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, to all the captivity, whom I have caused to be carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon:
5) Build you houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
6) Take wives, and father sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply you there, and don‘t be diminished.
7) Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in the peace of it shall you have peace.
2 Corinthians 9:8
8) God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
James 5:1-4
1) Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
2) Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
3) Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
4) Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cries out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
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