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In the biblical context, the concept of "spending" encompasses the use of resources, time, and energy, often reflecting one's priorities and values. The Bible provides guidance on how believers should manage their resources, emphasizing stewardship, generosity, and the avoidance of wastefulness.
Stewardship and Resource ManagementThe Bible underscores the importance of wise stewardship. In the Parable of the Talents (
Matthew 25:14-30), Jesus illustrates the principle of managing resources responsibly. The servants who wisely invest their master's money are rewarded, while the one who fails to do so is reprimanded. This parable highlights the expectation that believers should spend their resources in ways that honor God and further His kingdom.
Generosity and GivingScripture frequently encourages believers to spend their resources generously. In
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 , Paul writes, "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver." This passage emphasizes the importance of giving willingly and joyfully, reflecting a heart aligned with God's purposes.
Avoidance of WastefulnessThe Bible warns against wasteful spending and the pursuit of material wealth.
Proverbs 21:20 states, "Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them." This proverb contrasts the wise, who manage their resources prudently, with the foolish, who squander them. Believers are encouraged to be mindful of their spending, ensuring it aligns with godly wisdom.
Time and EnergyBeyond financial resources, the Bible also addresses the spending of time and energy.
Ephesians 5:15-16 advises, "Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." This passage calls believers to use their time wisely, making the most of every opportunity to live righteously and serve God's purposes.
Contentment and Trust in GodThe Bible teaches contentment as a counterbalance to excessive spending. In
Philippians 4:11-12 , Paul shares, "I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need." This contentment stems from trust in God's provision, reducing the compulsion to spend excessively in pursuit of satisfaction.
ConclusionThe biblical perspective on spending encourages believers to manage their resources with wisdom, generosity, and contentment. By aligning their spending habits with biblical principles, Christians can honor God and contribute to His work on earth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to spend money for clothing.
2. (v. t.) To bestow; to employ; -- often with on or upon.
3. (v. t.) To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to spend an estate in gaming or other vices.
4. (v. t.) To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a day idly; to spend winter abroad.
5. (v. t.) To exhaust of force or strength; to waste; to wear away; as, the violence of the waves was spent.
6. (v. i.) To expend money or any other possession; to consume, use, waste, or part with, anything; as, he who gets easily spends freely.
7. (v. i.) To waste or wear away; to be consumed; to lose force or strength; to vanish; as, energy spends in the using of it.
8. (v. i.) To be diffused; to spread.
9. (v. i.) To break ground; to continue working.
Greek
1159. dapanao -- tospend,spend freely... to
spend,
spend freely. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: dapanao Phonetic Spelling:
(dap-an-ah'-o) Short Definition: I
spend, bear expense, waste Definition
...5551. chronotribeo -- tospend time
... tospend time. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chronotribeo Phonetic Spelling:
(khron-ot-rib-eh'-o) Short Definition: I waste time,spend time Definition...
4325. prosdapanao -- tospend besides
... tospend besides. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: prosdapanao Phonetic Spelling:
(pros-dap-an-ah'-o) Short Definition: Ispend in addition Definition: I...
4321. prosanalisko -- tospend besides.
... 4320, 4321. prosanalisko. 4322 . tospend besides. Part... addition. Word Origin
from pros and analisko Definition tospend besides.spend....
5549. chronizo -- tospend or take time, delay
... tospend or take time, delay. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: chronizo Phonetic
Spelling: (khron-id'-zo) Short Definition: I delay, tarry Definition: I...
1304. diatribo -- to rub hard, rub away, tospend time
... to rub hard, rub away, tospend time. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diatribo
Phonetic Spelling: (dee-at-ree'-bo) Short Definition: I tarry, continue...
1550. ekdapanao -- to expend wholly, ie to exhaust
... wholly, ie to exhaust. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ekdapanao Phonetic
Spelling: (ek-dap-an-ah'-o) Short Definition: Ispend completely Definition: I...
2119. eukaireo -- to have opportunity
... Word Origin from eukairos Definition to have opportunity NASB Word Usage have time
(1), opportunity (1),spend...time (1). have leisure,spend time....
4160. poieo -- to make, do
... 1), produce (3), produced (1), produces (2), producing (1), provide (1), put (1),
satisfy* (1), setting (1), show (2), showed (1), shown (1),spend (1), spent...
1236. diago -- to carry over, to pass
... to carry over, to pass. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diago Phonetic Spelling:
(dee-ag'-o) Short Definition: Ispend time, pass time, live Definition...
Strong's Hebrew
7019b. qits --spend the summer... 7019a, 7019b. qits. 7019c .
spend the summer. Transliteration: qits Short
Definition: summer. Word Origin from an unused word Definition
...1086. balah -- to become old, wear out
... root Definition to become old, wear out NASB Word Usage become old (1), consume
(1), decaying (1),spend (1), waste (1), waste away (1), wasted away (1), wear...
8254. shaqal -- to weigh
... root Definition to weigh NASB Word Usage actually weighed (1), pay (4), receive
(1),spend (1), weigh (3), weighed (10), weighs (1). pay, receive,spend, weigh....
6. abad -- to perish
... break, destroy uction, not escape, fail, lose, cause to, make perish,spend,.
A primitive root; properly, to wander away, ie Lose...
3615. kalah -- to be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished...
... 1), languishes (1), longed (1), make an end (1), over (1), perish (1), perishing
(1), plotted (1), put an end (2), ravage (1), settled (1),spend (3), spent (5...
1104. bala -- to swallow down, swallow up, engulf
... cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end,spend up, swallow down up. A
primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing...
7286. radad -- to beat out, beat down, subdue
...spend, spread, subdue. A primitive root; to tread in pieces, ie (figuratively) to
conquer, or (specifically) to overlay --spend, spread, subdue. 7285b, 7286...
3885a. lun -- to lodge, pass the night, abide
... night (2), lodge (9), lodged (6), lodges (3), night (2), pass (1), remain (1), remain
with you all night (1), remain overnight (2), sleep (1),spend (2),spend...
6213. asah -- do, make
... offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure,
provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin,spend, X surely...
6972. quts -- summer
... Word Origin see qits. summer A primitive root; to clip off; used only as denominative
from qayits; tospend the harvest season -- summer. see HEBREW qayits....
Library
Go, Labour On!Spend and be Spent
... V. THE CHURCH Brotherhood and Service 490. Go, labour on!spend and be spent. LM...
Go, labour on!spend and be spent! Thy joy to do the Father's will;...
That Maxim Also which Your Friend Used is of Very Great and Divine...
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 11 That maxim also which your friend used is of very great and
Divine concernment: I will firstspend a great deal of time in seeking...
Even as Things Are, if Your Thought is toSpend this Period of...
... Chapter XXIX. Even as things are, if your thought is tospend this period
of existence in? Even as things are, if your thought...
I Walk'd the Other Day, (ToSpend My Hour),
... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CXXI I walk'd the other day, (tospend my
hour),. Into a field, Where I sometimes had seen the soil to yield....
Three Tests of Love
... Many personsspend willingly and even lavishly for self who give sparingly and
reluctantly to God. Theyspend more for their pleasures than they give....
Good-Friday.
... How do our readers mean tospend the day? We have no right to bind any man's
conscience, and seek to have others do as we do, except...
Infidelity
... "I walk about in the day time; I lie down at night, and it comes upon me continually:
'Eternity, and where shall Ispend it?' Tell me, is there any hope for me...
The First Chapter: the Great Reverence with which we Should...
... trumpeting and jubilation to the place prepared for it; and I, unhappy and poorest
of men, how shall I lead You into my house, I who scarcely canspend a half...
Ignorance of the Seed Makes no Difference.
... Do youspend your time at the saloon or the club, until you have become almost
a stranger to them?... Tell me, how do youspend your spare time?...
Chapter xix
... And he said: Behold now, sirs, turn aside, I pray, unto the house of your servant,
andspend the night, and wash your feet, and ye shall arise early and be on...
Thesaurus
Spend (54 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To weigh or lay out; to dispose of;
to part with; as, to
spend money for clothing. 2. (vt) To
...Gib'e-ah (45 Occurrences)
... Judges 19:13 And he said to his servant, "Come and let us draw near to one of these
places, andspend the night at Gib'e-ah or at Ramah." (DBY RSV)....
Expend (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) Tospend, consume, apply, or employ; as to expend energy; to use up or
distribute, either in payment or in donations; tospend; as, they expend money...
Square (94 Occurrences)
... (See NAS RSV NIV). Judges 19:15 and they turned aside there, to go in and
spend the night at Gib'e-ah. And he went in and sat down...
Loaf (14 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) Tospend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. 3. (vt) To
spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away. Int....
Waste (668 Occurrences)
... 5. (v.) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant
loss; to use up; to consume; tospend; to wear out....
Idle (33 Occurrences)
... 5. (superl.) Light-headed; foolish. 6. (vi) To lose orspend time in inaction,
or without being employed in business. 7. (vt) To...
Pleasures (18 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY ASV DBY NAS). James 4:3 You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with
wrong motives, so that you mayspend it for your pleasures....
Consume (136 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 9:31); analisko, "to use up," occurs in Luke 9:54 Galatians 5:15 2
Thessalonians 2:8 (the King James Version); dapanao, "tospend," is translated...
Prosperity (66 Occurrences)
... Job 21:13 Theyspend their days in prosperity.... Job 36:11 If they listen and serve
him, they shallspend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures....
Resources
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