Business by the Book Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. Lending money to another is seldom a good financial plan. But giving to the poor, that is tantamount to lending to the Lord. The Lord always repays His debts. In fact, the promise in today’s verse states clearly that that which a person gives to the poor the Lord will pay back to that person. So in reality, giving money to indigent c

Business by the Book Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly… On social media a person can “friend” someone or they can “unfriend” someone both with a simple click of a mouse. In real life however, it is more difficult. Developing friends takes real effort, and “unfriending” a friend in real life is much easier said than done. If a person desires to have friends, and almost all successful people do, there are at least three things they can do to gain

Business by the Book Proverbs 18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. The biggest part of the word “slothful” is sloth. “Slothful” means to be full of sloth. Whenever the word comes across my mind I think of crude box in a hog pen into which the hog food is thrown. It is an altogether negative word that should be shied away from in all forms. However it is used fifteen times in Scripture: evidently the Lord wants to warn of the dre