Bible Handbook
God Honors both Rich and Poor
• Proverbs 30:8. “Give me neither poverty nor riches.” BHB 132.16
• Psalm 112:1-5. Wealth and riches will be with those that use them to God’s glory. BHB 132.17
• Genesis 13:2. “Abraham was very rich.” BHB 133.1
• Genesis 26:12-14. Isaac, a wealthy farmer, gathered one-hundred fold from seed sown. BHB 133.2
• 2 Chronicles 1:11, 12. Riches given Solomon. BHB 133.3
• Deuteronomy 28:1-5. Temporal blessings promised the obedient. BHB 133.4
• Deuteronomy 28:12, 13. God designs His people shall prosper financially. BHB 133.5
• 1 Chronicles 4:9, 10. The one that honors the Lord with his substance can be trusted with wealth. BHB 133.6
• Psalm 109:30, 31. God stands at the right hand of the poor. BHB 133.7
• Psalm 140:12. God maintains the right of the poor. BHB 133.8
• Proverbs 17:5. He that mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker. BHB 133.9
• Proverbs 28:6. Better to be poor than perverse. BHB 133.10
• Numbers 18:20. Those who attend to the Lord’s work have no inheritance among the people. BHB 133.11
• Numbers 18:21. They are to be supported from the tithe. BHB 133.12
• Nehemiah 13:10, 11. When God’s workers given their attention to worldly business, the work of God suffers. BHB 133.13