The Wise Man On Wealth

Solomon amassed more wealth and wisdom than anyone who has ever lived, except for Jesus (Matthew 12:42).  He studied people, animals, and a host of other topics noting their cause-and-effect relationships.  He also observed why some are wealthy and some are impoverished.  He gave 19 warnings in the Proverbs about what leads to financial ruin.  Each violation brings financial consequences.  We may not see the connection between the cause and effect but God does. 

Violation                                           Consequence

1.            Being immoral with a woman-----“Strangers (shall) be filled with thy wealth” (5:10).

2.            Sleeping too much---------------“so shall thy poverty come” (6:11).

3.            Obtaining money by doing evil------The Lord…casteth away the substance of the wicked” (10:3).

4.            Being a quitter-----------“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand” (10:4).

5.            Co-signing a note--------“He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it” (11:15).

6.            Being stingy------------------------“It tendeth to poverty” (11:24).

7.            Making your family angry----You…“shall inherit the wind” (11:29).

8.            Getting money without work-----It… “shall be diminished” (13:11).

9.            Rejecting correction----------“Poverty and shame shall be to [you]” (13:18).

10.        Talking too much--------------t…“tendeth only to penury” (14:23).

11.        Being Lazy-----------------------You “shall suffer hunger” (19:15).

12.        Ignoring poor people’s needs-----------You  “shall cry…but it shall not be heard” (21:13).

13.        Loving pleasure & parties------You  “shall be a poor man” (21:17).

14.        Having chemical addictions----------You “shall not be rich” (21:17).

15.        Giving gifts to rich people---------You  “shall surely come to want” (22:16).

16.        Overeating------------------You  “shall come to poverty” (23:21).

17.        Charging interest on loans----------------You “shall gather for him that will pity the poor” (28:8).

18.       Following vain persons------------You “shall have poverty enough” (28:19).

19.        Trying to get rich quickly----------Poverty “shall come upon [you]” (28:22).

God’s word clearly shows a cause-and-effect sequence between disobedience to His laws and losing money.  These deserve prayerful study, so you might want to post these on your refrigerator.

----From Bill Gothard’s Men’s Manual-Financial Freedom, p. 91

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