Bible Handbook
Safe Counsel for Business Men
• Proverbs 3:9, 10. “Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase.” Testimonies for the Church 6:384. BHB 130.12
• Malachi 3:10. Pay an honest tithe. Education, 138, 44. BHB 130.13
• Proverbs 22:26. Never be surety for debts. BHB 130.14
• Proverbs 11:15. “He that is surety... shall smart for it.” BHB 130.15
• Proverbs 6:1, 2. He is snared who is surety for either friend or stranger. Testimonies for the Church 1:200. BHB 130.16
• Proverbs 17:18. One void of understanding is surety for a friend. BHB 130.17
• Proverbs 11:15. “He hath hateth suretiship is sure.” BHB 131.1
• Romans 13:8. Owe no man anything. Testimonies for the Church 5:179. BHB 131.2
• Proverbs 22:7. Borrower is servant to the lender. BHB 131.3
• Exodus 22:14, 15. If you borrow and the goods are damaged in your hands, make them good. BHB 131.4
• Proverbs 10:4. The diligent gain riches. BHB 131.5
• Proverbs 28:19. He that tilleth land shall have plenty. BHB 131.6
• Ecclesiastes 10:10. Never work with blunt tools. BHB 131.7
• Proverbs 27:23. Be diligent in looking after your flocks and herds. BHB 131.8
• Proverbs 11:25. The liberal soul shall be made fat. BHB 131.9
• Leviticus 25:35-37. Never take usury from a poor brother. BHB 131.10
• Deuteronomy 23:19, 20. You can receive interest on money lent a stranger. BHB 131.11
• Titus 3:14, margin. Be sure you profess an honest trade. Education, 218. BHB 131.12
• Habakkuk 2:15. The liquor-seller is cursed. BHB 131.13
• Proverbs 10:4. He becometh poor that deals with a slack hand. BHB 131.14
• Proverbs 20:4. The sluggard shall have nothing. BHB 131.15
• Proverbs 19:15. An idle soul shall suffer hunger. BHB 131.16
• Proverbs 22:16; 28:8. “He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches... shall surely come to want.” BHB 131.17
• Matthew 7:12. Keep the Golden Rule. Testimonies for the Church 5:335. BHB 131.18
• Micah 6:8. Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God. BHB 131.19