Profit

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. …

What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. …

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,