This is a biblical principle that I try to stand on continuously...there have been times in my life where I gave into temptation and would tell a lie to my mom to get money...
it always seemed to backfire in the purpose I intended to use it for.
Such as it would get stolen or lost...or the item I wanted would get damaged and become useless...etc.
Recently I was driving a friend to cash a large check. Along the way he confessed he falsified information to get it....I said "seriously? After I have shared over and over again that I want no part in helping someone benefit from anything ill-gotten?"
Well I was already committed and after several attempts no one would cash it because he didn't have proper ID. His wallet was stolen and he hasn't been able to replace it.
Well here is what scripture says....
Proverbs 10 (KJV)
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² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
³ The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
⁵ He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”
— Proverbs 21:6 (KJV)
“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.”
— Proverbs 11:18 (KJV)
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
— 1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”
— Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)
This is a powerful lesson about how God views the gain of wealth....
Our source should always come from Him who blesses the labor of the righteous man, But the one who devises a way to supply his needs through any type of deception will lose not only that which he gained through deception but even what he now owns will be taken away.
This friend has been involved in ill-gotten gains for years as I have come to find out...
With his inheritance he bought several duplexes and rented them out...almost every renter failed to pay rent and eventually his property was foreclosed and he lost everything.
So my final advice I gave him was to repent, return the check, and let God be His source...
But he refused.
it always seemed to backfire in the purpose I intended to use it for.Such as it would get stolen or lost...or the item I wanted would get damaged and become useless...etc.
Recently I was driving a friend to cash a large check. Along the way he confessed he falsified information to get it....I said "seriously? After I have shared over and over again that I want no part in helping someone benefit from anything ill-gotten?"
Well I was already committed and after several attempts no one would cash it because he didn't have proper ID. His wallet was stolen and he hasn't been able to replace it.
Well here is what scripture says....
Proverbs 10 (KJV)
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² Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
³ The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
⁵ He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
“The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.”
— Proverbs 21:6 (KJV)
“The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.”
— Proverbs 11:18 (KJV)
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
— 1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”
— Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)
This is a powerful lesson about how God views the gain of wealth....
Our source should always come from Him who blesses the labor of the righteous man, But the one who devises a way to supply his needs through any type of deception will lose not only that which he gained through deception but even what he now owns will be taken away.
This friend has been involved in ill-gotten gains for years as I have come to find out...
With his inheritance he bought several duplexes and rented them out...almost every renter failed to pay rent and eventually his property was foreclosed and he lost everything.
So my final advice I gave him was to repent, return the check, and let God be His source...
But he refused.
