Frugality
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Frugality’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Showing 1–24 of 25 verses grouped under this topic.
Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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1 Kings 17:5 OT
So he went and did according to Yahweh’s word; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.
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1 Kings 17:6 OT
The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
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So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her, and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.” As she was going to get it, he…
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A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.
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The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
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He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
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There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
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A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
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Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:
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for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
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She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.
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They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.
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They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
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Mark 7:28 NT
But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”
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Mark 14:4 NT
But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?
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Mark 14:5 NT
For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor.” So they grumbled against her.
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Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.
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He gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities. He stored food in each city from the fields around that city.
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Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
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The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
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The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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Exodus 16:17 OT
The children of Israel did so, and some gathered more, some less.
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Exodus 16:18 OT
When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating.