Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave. - Proverbs 12:24

How blessed you are, O Israel! Who else is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your protecting shield and your triumphant sword! Your enemies will bow low before you, and you will trample on their backs! - Deuteronomy 33:29

Be strong and courageous, for you will lead my people to possess all the land I swore to give their ancestors. - Joshua 1:6

Put on your sword, O mighty warrior! You are so glorious, so majestic! - Psalm 45:3

A tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, belongs to the Lord and must be set apart to him as holy. - Leviticus 27:30

So the total of all the troops on Judah’s side of the camp is 186,400. These three tribes are to lead the way whenever the Israelites travel to a new campsite. - Numbers 2:9

Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.” - Mark 12:29-31

They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches. Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God. Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enough to live forever and never see the grave. - Psalm 49:6-9

Our God approaches with the noise of thunder. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him. - Psalm 50:3

Some of those at the table were indignant. “Why was this expensive perfume wasted?” they asked. “She could have sold it for a small fortune and given the money to the poor!” And they scolded her harshly. But Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. Why berate her for doing such a good thing to me?” - Mark 14:4-6