1Ki 3:6-9, Ecc 9:15-18, Luk 16:8-9, 1Ti 6:17-19 | ESV | STEP | And Solomon said , You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father , because he walked before you in faithfulness , in righteousness , and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day .

1 Kings 3:6-9

6 And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because ^ahe walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and ^bhave given him a son to sit on his throne this day. 7 And now, O Lord my God, ^cyou have made your servant king in place of David my father, ^dalthough I am but a little child. I do not know ^ehow to go out or come in. 8 ^fAnd your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, ^gtoo many to be numbered or counted for multitude. 9 ^hGive your servant therefore an understanding mind ⁱto govern your people, that I may ^jdiscern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”

Ecclesiastes 9:15-18

15 But there was found in it ^ka poor, wise man, and he by his ^lwisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that poor man. 16 But I say that ^mwisdom is better than might, though ⁿthe poor man’s wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.

17 The words of the wise heard in ^oquiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools. 18 ^pWisdom is better than weapons of war, but ^qone sinner destroys much good.

Luke 16:8-9

8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his ^rshrewdness. For ^sthe sons of this world ^{▼▼Greek age} are ^umore shrewd in dealing with their own generation than ^vthe sons of light. 9 And I tell you, ^wmake friends for yourselves by means of ^xunrighteous wealth, ^{▼▼Greek mammon, a Semitic word for money or possessions; also verse 11; rendered money in verse 13} so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.

1 Timothy 6:17-19

17 As for the rich in ^zthis present age, charge them ^aanot to be haughty, nor ^abto set their hopes on ^acthe uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^adwho richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, ^aeto be rich in good works, to be generous and ^afready to share, 19 thus ^agstoring up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may ^ahtake hold of ^aithat which is truly life.