Inspirational Quotations
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Planning

There are many inspirational quotations and famous sayings about money. However, many people do not give much thought to planning their finances. Regardless how much income you have, everybody needs to plan their finances to make the best use of what God has entrusted to them. See what these inspirational quotations from Bible have to say about planning.

Genesis 41:34-46
Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be keptin the cities for food. This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine. (NIV)

Deuteronomy 14:22
Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. (NIV)

1 Chronicles 28:2-3
King David rose to his feet and said: "Listen to me, my brothers and my people. I had it in my heart to build a house as a place of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, for the footstool of our God, and I made plans to build it. But God said to me, `You are not to build a house for my Name, because you are a warrior and have shed blood.' (NIV)

Job 5:12-13
He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success. He catches the wise in their craftiness, and the schemes of the wily are swept away. (NIV)

Psalm 33:10-11
The LORD foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. (NIV)

Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. (NIV)

Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. (NIV)

Proverbs 15:22
Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. (NIV)

Proverbs 16:3
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. (NIV)

Proverbs 16:9
In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. (NIV)

Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver! (NIV)

Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. (NIV)

Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. (NIV)

Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD. (NIV)

Proverbs 22:3
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. (NIV)

Proverbs 24:3-4
By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. (NIV)

Proverbs 24:27
Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house. (NIV)

Proverbs 27:23-24
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. (NIV)

Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. (NIV)

Luke 14:28-30
Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, `This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' (NIV)

1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made. (NIV)

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