• Righteousness, continued:

    • The approval of the Lord

      • Proverbs 15:9, 29; 18:10; 21:3
    • God is trying to help us by instructing us in righteous living. He knows how we work and how we should live to have the best life.

    • What does the future hold?

      • Proverbs 10:24-25, 28, 30; 11:4-5, 18-19, 21, 23; 14:32

      • Wickedness brings punishment, but righteousness brings great reward (in eternity if not in this world).

  • Money

    • Money is not moral or immoral on its own. It is our attitudes and actions with and about money that matter.

    • I Timothy 6:10, 17-19

    • Warnings about money

      • Stay away from Get-Rich-Quick schemes.

        • Proverbs 20:21; 21:5-6; 28:19-22
      • Don’t let greed corrupt your morals.

        • Proverbs 10:2; 11:18; 21:6
      • Don’t put your trust in money.

        • Proverbs 11:28; 23:4-5

        • Think of yourself as a steward of your money, rather than an owner.

        • Ecclesiastes 5:10-15

        • Luke 12:33

      • Beware of how money can change relationships.

        • Proverbs 14:20; 19:4, 7; 22:7, 26-27