The Winning Life: Proverbs on Business                                   Restoration Fellowship

Proverbs 11:24-26                                                                                          May 6, 2012

Explore what Proverbs, and Bible in general, has to say about money, wealth, and business.  “A fool and his money are soon parted.”  But not a Scripture!  Quote from 16^th century English poet and farmer, Thomas Tusser…

Proverbs 11:24–26 (NKJV) ²⁴ There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.  ²⁵ The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.  ²⁶ The people will curse him who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

Multitude of Proverbs dealing with business…

Proverbs 3:9-10 (NKJV) ⁹ Honor the Lord with your possessions, and with the first-fruits of all your increase; ¹⁰ So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Proverbs 10:16 (NKJV) ¹⁶ The labor of the righteous leads to life, the wages of the wicked to sin.

Proverbs 11:1 (NKJV) ¹Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.

Proverbs 13:11 (NKJV) ¹¹ Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.

Proverbs 13:22 (NKJV) ²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 15:6 (NKJV) ⁶ In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.

Proverbs 22:29(NKJV) ²⁹ Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.

Proverbs 28:20 (NKJV) ²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:22 (NKJV)

²² A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 28:27 (NKJV) ²⁷ He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

I am not going to teach today.  Instead we have four of our members who either own their own business or serve as the executive officer of their business.  I am going to interview them and let them share some of their story.  Let’s meet them now:

Bill Appleton, Claudia Green, Dan O’Leary, Travis Tacker

First: I want to interview the participants and ask the following three questions:

1.  How did you get into your present business/job/position?

2.  Did you feel the Lord's leadership and direction in getting to your present business/job/position?  If so, in what way?

3.  What Biblical principles have made an impact on the way you do business?

Feel free to add anything else you might want to share about personal and business finances.

Second:  We have had the congregation write down some questions and we will answer them as long as we have time.