Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be held guilty.

Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves.

Selfish people are in such a hurry to get rich that they do not know when poverty is about to strike.

Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?' "

"Even your brother or your son or your daughter or the wife you love or your closest friend may secretly encourage you to worship other gods, gods that you and your ancestors have never worshiped.

while the poor man had only one lamb, which he had bought. He took care of it, and it grew up in his home with his children. He would feed it some of his own food, let it drink from his cup, and hold it in his lap. The lamb was like a daughter to him.

Don't believe your neighbor or trust your friend. Be careful what you say even to your husband or wife.

As a father is kind to his children, so the LORD is kind to those who honor him.

So the LORD answers, "Can a woman forget her own baby and not love the child she bore? Even if a mother should forget her child, I will never forget you.

Would any of you who are fathers give your son a stone when he asks for bread?

As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Would any of you who are fathers give your son a snake when he asks for fish?

As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"