40. “ Americans are falling behind on their credit-card payments at an alarming rate, sending delinquencies and defaults surging by double-digit percentages in the past year and prompting warnings of worse to come. … Experts say these signs of the deterioration of finances of many households are partly a byproduct of the subprime mortgage crisis and could spell more trouble ahead for an already sputtering economy.”
46. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matthew 6:19-21
47. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never fail you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5
48. No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. Matthew 6:24
49. Trust not in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy 1 Timothy 6:17
50. Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:25,33
51. They that wish to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 1 Timothy 6:9
52. For the love of money is the root of all evil… But flee these things; and follow after righteousness , godliness , faith , love , patience , meekness . 1 Timothy 6:10,11
53. He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and considers not that poverty shall come upon him. Proverbs 28:22 Bernard Madoff
54. Do not toil to acquire wealth; be wise enough to desist. When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes to itself wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. Proverbs 23:4,5
55. Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Proverbs 30:8,9
56. Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for one’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses. Luke 12:15
57. What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Matthew 16:26
58. Happy is the man that finds wisdom , and the man that gets understanding . For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Proverbs 3:13-15
59. Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9
