Hope for the Homeless and the Poor - PRINCIPLES THAT CAN IMPROVE ECONOMIC SECURITY

 Avoid unnecessary debt. "The borrower is a slave to the lender." -PROVERBS 22:7.

Beware of the get-rich-quick schemes. "The naive person believes every word, but the shrewd one ponders each step. - PROVERBS 14:15; 22:26, 27. 

Be a diligent worker.  "The lazy person has his cravings, yet he has nothing, but the diligent one will fully satisfied." - PROVERBS 13:4. 

Exercise self-control. "A drunkard and a glutton will come to poverty." -PROVERBS 23:21.

Have a balanced outlook. "Give me neither poverty nor riches." - PROVERBS 30:8, 9. 

Be generous, not stingy. "The generous person will prosper." - PROVERBS 11:25, 

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