Beyond The Budget

Beyond the Budget Episode 0: Welcome Back, and Why This Book Release date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Full show notes:

It's been a while. After a year away from the podcast, Greg Carroll returns to explain the silence, and to introduce what's coming next: a thirteen week series walking chapter by chapter through his upcoming book, The Stewardship Economy.

In this episode, Greg s...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 31:10 – “An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.”

• Proverbs 31:16 – “She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.”

• Proverbs 31:25 – “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.”

• Proverbs 3...

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• Proverbs 30:2–3 – “Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One.”

• Proverbs 30:5 – “Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.”

• Proverbs 30:7–9 – “Give me neither poverty nor riches… lest I be full and deny you, or ...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 29:1 – “He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.”

• Proverbs 29:11 – “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.”

• Proverbs 29:15 – “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.”

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Key Verses:

• Proverbs 28:1 – “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.”

• Proverbs 28:6 – “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.”

• Proverbs 28:8 – “Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.&r...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 27:6 – “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.”

• Proverbs 27:17 – “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”

• Proverbs 27:19 – “As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.”

• Proverbs 27:23–24 – “Know w...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 26:4–5 – “Answer not a fool according to his folly… Answer a fool according to his folly…”

• Proverbs 26:11 – “Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.”

• Proverbs 26:12 – “Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.&r...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 25:6–7 – “Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence… for it is better to be told, ‘Come up here,’ than to be put lower…”

• Proverbs 25:11–12 – “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver…”

• Proverbs 25:15 – “With patience a ...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 24:3–4 – “By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”

• Proverbs 24:10 – “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.”

• Proverbs 24:16 – “The righteous falls seven times and rises again&helli...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 23:1–3 – “Put a knife to your throat if you are given to appetite.”

• Proverbs 23:4–5 – “Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.”

• Proverbs 23:17–18 – “Let not your heart envy sinners… surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.&rdquo...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 22:1 – “A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.”

• Proverbs 22:2 – “The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.”

• Proverbs 22:6 – “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not d...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 21:2 – “Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.”

• Proverbs 21:3 – “To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”

• Proverbs 21:5 – “The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.”

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Key Verses:

• Proverbs 20:7 – “The righteous who walks in his integrity—blessed are his children after him!”

• Proverbs 20:10 – “Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the Lord.”

• Proverbs 20:13 – “Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.&rdq...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 19:2 – “Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.”

• Proverbs 19:3 – “When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.”

• Proverbs 19:8 – “Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will dis...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 18:1 – “Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.”

• Proverbs 18:4 – “The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.”

• Proverbs 18:13 – “If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and sha...

Key Verses:

• Proverbs 17:1 – “Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.”

• Proverbs 17:3 – “The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.”

• Proverbs 17:14 – “The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.”

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Key Verses:

• Proverbs 16:3 – “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”

• Proverbs 16:9 – “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.”

• Proverbs 16:16 – “How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.”

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Key Verses:

• Proverbs 15:16 – “Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.”

• Proverbs 15:22 – “Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.”

• Proverbs 15:27 – “Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.”

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Key Verses:

• Proverbs 14:4 – “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.”

• Proverbs 14:8 – “The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.”

• Proverbs 14:15–16 – “The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his...