Psalms 112:5 Cross References

Psalms 112:5

5: All goes well for those who are generous, who lend freely and conduct their business fairly.

Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly forsaken, nor seen their children begging for bread.
The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing.

The LORD approves of those who are good, but he condemns those who plan wickedness.

Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,
for riches don't last forever, and the crown might not be secure for the next generation.
After the hay is harvested, the new crop appears, and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will be sold for the price of a field.
And you will have enough goats' milk for you, your family, and your servants.

"But if there are any poor people in your towns when you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.
Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.
Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year of release is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.
Give freely without begrudging it, and the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.

I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one lacking sense.
I saw that it was overgrown with thorns. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.
Then, as I looked and thought about it, I learned this lesson:
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest--
and poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

It is poor judgment to co-sign a friend's note, to become responsible for a neighbor's debts.

"Have I refused to help the poor, or crushed the hopes of widows who looked to me for help?
Have I been stingy with my food and refused to share it with hungry orphans?
No, from childhood I have cared for orphans, and all my life I have cared for widows.
Whenever I saw someone who was homeless and without clothes,
did they not praise me for providing wool clothing to keep them warm?

Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council,

Live wisely among those who are not Christians, and make the most of every opportunity.

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And large numbers of people were brought to the Lord.

"Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don't be concerned that they might not repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked.

I pray that your love for each other will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in your knowledge and understanding.

"Now gather the leftovers," Jesus told his disciples, "so that nothing is wasted."

Do not co-sign another person's note or put up a guarantee for someone else's loan.
If you can't pay it, even your bed will be snatched from under you.

Now, no one is likely to die for a good person, though someone might be willing to die for a person who is especially good.

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