The scriptures teach that thrift and simplicity are honored; which vice is prohibited along with ostentation?

The scriptures teach that thrift and simplicity are honored; which vice is prohibited along with ostentation?

• A. Waste
• B. Pride
• C. Laziness
• D. Greed

Answer: (A)

Stewardship of resources is the core idea here: thrift and simplicity mean using what we have wisely and without flourish, while ostentation is a flashy display of wealth. The vice that scripture pairs with ostentation is waste—spending or using resources frivolously instead of being disciplined and purposeful. Waste undermines prudent living and shows a careless attitude toward what has been entrusted to us. Pride, laziness, and greed aren’t the specific pairing in this context. Pride relates to self-importance, laziness to shirking effort, and greed to a covetous desire for more; they don’t directly capture the misuse of resources in the way that waste does when contrasted with thrift and simplicity.

Stewardship of resources is the core idea here: thrift and simplicity mean using what we have wisely and without flourish, while ostentation is a flashy display of wealth. The vice that scripture pairs with ostentation is waste—spending or using resources frivolously instead of being disciplined and purposeful. Waste undermines prudent living and shows a careless attitude toward what has been entrusted to us.

Pride, laziness, and greed aren’t the specific pairing in this context. Pride relates to self-importance, laziness to shirking effort, and greed to a covetous desire for more; they don’t directly capture the misuse of resources in the way that waste does when contrasted with thrift and simplicity.