WISER—Wiser With My Money

Proverbs 28:25 (NLT) — 25 Greed causes fighting; trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.

Five wiser rules for financial management. These five rules are very simple.

WISE RULE 1.  Keep _____________  ________________.

Proverbs 27:23–24 (NLT) — 23 Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, 24 for riches don’t last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.

Proverbs 23:23 (The Living Bible) — 23 Get the facts at any price, and hold on tightly to all the good sense you can get.

WISE RULE 2. Plan _____  _______________________.

Proverbs 21:5 (NLT) — 5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

Proverbs 21:20 (NLT) — 20 The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.

WISE RULE 3.  Save ________  _______  ______________.

Proverbs 13:11 – 11 – Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.

WISE RULE 4. Enjoy ________  ___  ______________.

Proverbs 21:17 (NLT) — 17 Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

Hebrews 13:5 (NLT) — 5 Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

WISE RULE 5. Give __________  _________  _____________.

Proverbs 3:9–10 (NLT) — 9 Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. 10 Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.

Proverbs 11:24 (NLT) — 24 Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

Proverbs 22:9 (NLT) — 9 Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.

Proverbs 15:16 (NLT) — 16 Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.