"The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death." Proverbs 21:6
"Some . . . give way to their natural feelings, and barter and trade, and are a proverb among unbelievers for their keenness in trade, for being sharp, and always getting the best end of a bargain. Such would better lose a little and exert a better influence." 1T 150
"It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth." Proverbs 20:14
"Every sharp transaction, every attempt to take advantage of a man who is under pressure of circumstances, every plan to purchase land or property for a sum beneath its value, will not be acceptable to God, even though the money gained is made an offering to His cause." CS 145
"Thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made." Ezekiel 22:12, 13
"Every transaction in buying and selling must be characterized by strictest integrity." CS 240
"Some of those who know the truth, but do not practice it, are trampling upon the law of God in their business transactions." TM 87
"Their course may be perfectly lawful, according to the world's standard of right, and yet not bear the test of the law of God." CS 236
"Worldly policy and the undeviating principles of righteousness do not blend into each other imperceptibly, like the colors of the rainbow. Between the two a broad, clear line is drawn by the eternal God. The likeness of Christ stands out as distinct from that of Satan as the midday in contrast with midnight." DA 313
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