FRUGALITY

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• Genesis 41:48

  He gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was around every city, he laid up in the same.

• Genesis 41:49

  Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.

• Genesis 41:53

  The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.

• Genesis 41:54

  The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

• Exodus 16:17

  The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.

• Exodus 16:18

  When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.

• Exodus 16:22

  On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one, and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

• Exodus 16:23

  He said to them, “This is that which Yahweh has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.’”

• Exodus 16:24

  They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.

• 1 Kings 17:5

  So he went and did according to Yahweh’s word; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.

• 1 Kings 17:6

  The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

• 1 Kings 17:10

  So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her, and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.”

• 1 Kings 17:11

  As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”

• 1 Kings 17:12

  She said, “As Yahweh your God lives, I don’t have a cake, but a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”

• 1 Kings 17:13

  Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid. Go and do as you have said; but make me a little cake from it first, and bring it out to me, and afterward make some for you and for your son.

• Proverbs 11:16

  A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.

• Proverbs 12:27

  The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

• Proverbs 13:22

  A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

• Proverbs 21:17

  He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

• Proverbs 21:20

  There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

• Proverbs 22:3

  A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

• Proverbs 23:20

  Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat:

• Proverbs 23:21

  for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

• Proverbs 31:27

  She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.

• Matthew 14:20

  They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

• Matthew 15:37

  They all ate, and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

• Mark 7:28

  But she answered him, “Yes, Lord. Yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.”

• Mark 14:4

  But there were some who were indignant among themselves, saying, “Why has this ointment been wasted?

• Mark 14:5

  For this might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor.” They grumbled against her.

• Ephesians 4:28

  Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.