Enjoy life with the woman whom you love

all the days of your fleeting life which He

has given to you under the sun; for this is your

reward in life and in your toil in which you

have labored under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

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Enjoy life with the woman whom you love

all the days of your fleeting life which He

has given to you under the sun; for this is your

reward in life and in your toil in which you

have labored under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 9:9

Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worthless man,

Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name and folly is with

him;1 Sam. 25:25

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,

but she who shames him is like rottenness in his

bones. Prov. 12:4

Dangers facing homes

and marriages

Marital infidelity (adultery)

Materialism, money (mis)managment

P R O V E R B S:Solomon’s financial wisdom

Learn to work

Learn to work

You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could

and should do for themselves.

Go to the ant, O sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, which, having no chief, officer or ruler, prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provision in the harvest. How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—your poverty will come in like a vagabond and your need like an armed man. 6:6-11

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slack hand will be put to forced labor. 12:24

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is made fat. 13:4

Laziness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle man will suffer hunger. 19:15

Learn to work

The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing…Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food. 20:4,13

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully. 10:4-5

Learn to work

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who pursues worthless things lacks sense. 12:11

he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty. 28:19

Don’t chase fantasies

In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. 14:23

Turn talk into action

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender's slave. 22:7

Don’t borrow money

22:7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender's slave.

Credit is expensive

He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not become rich. 21:17

Avoid spending on luxuries

Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed. 15:22

Prepare plans by consultation, and make war by wise guidance. 20:18

Seek advice from the successful

The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty. 21:5

He who hurries with his footsteps errs 19:2

Don’t make hasty decisions

15:16-17 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it. Better is a dish of vegetables where love is than a fattened ox served with hatred.

17:1 Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it than a house full of feasting with strife.

Learn to be content

Prepare for the future

6:6-11 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest — and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

21:20 In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.

13:18 He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

Prepare for the future

3:9-10 Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.

10:22 It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich

Remember God

11:24-26 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

Remember others

28:27 He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses. 29:7 The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. 22:9A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Remember others

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Solomon’s financial wisdom