“Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase” (Proverbs 13:11).
The surest investment for increasing your wealth is hard work in honorable employment. This was the divine plan from the beginning (Gen. 2:15) and has continued even after sin began wreaking havoc in human history (Gen. 3:17-19). Sweat equity blessed by God is the best way to increase your personal net worth.
The surest way to decrease your wealth is to cheat others out of their hard-earned income. A rightful reputation for being dishonest and untrustworthy will spread rapidly. Dishonest gains attained today will result in bigger losses tomorrow. The greatest loss you will sustain will come on the day of judgment when all of God’s accounts are reconciled. Then, you will find your riches to be worthless and your garments moth-eaten. Your gold and silver will be undeniable evidence of your wickedness. Your deceitful fraud and dishonesty will be the focus of the Lord of Saboath (James 5:2-4), who abominates crooked business dealings (Prov. 20:23).
Wealth by honest toil is the surest investment for increasing your material assets.
