Right-Wing Jesus Quotes the Old Testament

Proverbs 1, 13: All kinds of precious wealth shall we gain; we shall fill our houses with booty.

Proverbs 3, 5-6: Trust wholeheartedly in the Lord, put no faith in your own perception; in every course you take, have him in mind: He will see that your paths are smooth.

Proverbs 3, 9-10: Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your produce; then will your barns be filled with grain and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Proverbs 5, 23: Wicked men will die from lack of discipline; through the greatness of their folly they will be lost.

Proverbs 8, 27-31: When the Lord established the heavens I was there, when He marked out the vault over the face of the deep; when He made firm the skies above, when He fixed fast the foundations of the earth; when He set the sea its limit so that the waters should not transgress His command; then I was beside Him as His craftsman and I was His delight day by day, playing before Him all the while, playing on the surface of His earth; and I found delight in the sons of man.

Proverbs 10, 3-4: The Lord permits not the just to go hungry but the cravings of the wicked He thwarts. The slack hand brings poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.

Proverbs 10, 22: It is the Lord’s blessing that brings wealth, and no effort can substitute for it.

Proverbs 12, 11: He who tills his own land has food in plenty, but he who follows idle pursuits is a fool.

Proverbs 12, 27: The slothful man catches not his prey but the wealth of the diligent man is great.

Proverbs 13, 4: The soul of the sluggard craves in vain but the diligent soul is amply satisfied.

Proverbs 13, 8: A man’s riches serve as ransom for his life but the poor man heeds no rebuke.

Proverbs 14, 20: Even by his neighbors the poor man is hated but the friends of the rich are many.

Proverbs 19, 6-7: Many curry favor with the noble, all are friends of the man with something to give. All the poor man’s brothers hate him; how much more do his friends shun him.

Proverbs 19, 10: Luxury is not befitting a fool; much less should a slave rule over princes.

Leviticus 24, 19-21: Anyone who injures their neighbor shall receive the same in return. Limb for limb, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that a man gives another shall be inflicted on him in return. Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death.