Glenn7

Field & house

Seems pretty straight-to-the-point; get one's professional life in order (at least started) before getting married.  Of course, that's just one of several applications that leap to mind.

Proverbs 24:27 (NIV)

Ox & grain

Without oxen, there is no grain in the manger. Dual meaning (minimum). Manger refers both to the storeroom where the grain is kept and the feed trough where it is eaten. Without the oxen, there is not…

Proverbs 14:4 (NIV)

Substance & evidence

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Another word for a person's "substance" is "capital." Capital is one's seed, it is what you use to earn your living. You never…

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

Wealth

Deut. 8:10-18 God's plan is for us to have material wealth; who'd 'a' thunk it?

The Ten

Selective, aren't we? I've heard plenty of sermons and admonitions over the years pushing tithing (which isn't even in The Ten) and observing The Ten, as well as plenty of "but we're under grace" arguments,…

Deuteronomy 5:1 (NIV), Deuteronomy 5:21 (NIV)

Underground living

Cool, dark, comfortable...

Psalm 24:3 (KJV)

Beards, tatoos, other

Beards, yes; tatoos, no. Etc.

Leviticus 19:1 (NIV)

Planting trees

No fruit harvest first three years (including nuts?).

Leviticus 19:23 (NIV)