Bible Verses about Money
| Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” | Do not succumb to the love of money, but be content with what you have, for God has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.” |
| Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. | Wealth hastily acquired will dwindle away, but when amassed little by little, it will increase. |
| But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. | However, those who want riches fall into temptations and are trapped into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. |
| The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. | The blessing of the Lord is what brings wealth, and our toil adds nothing to it. |
| Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. | Do not wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth, and cease even to think about it. |
| He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. | One who is covetous will never be satisfied with money, nor will the lover of wealth be content with gain. This too is vanity. |
| Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce. | Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops. |
| Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it. | It is better to have a little and fear the Lord than to possess immense wealth and suffer anguish. |
| And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” | After this, he said to the crowd, “Take care to be on your guard against all kinds of greed. Life does not depend upon an abundance of one’s possessions.” |
| For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be. |
| Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. | Pay to each person what is rightfully his—taxes to the one to whom taxes are due, tolls to the one to whom tolls are due, respect to the one to whom respect is due, honor to the one to whom honor is due. |
| How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. | It is better to acquire wisdom rather than gold, and more desirable to acquire understanding rather than silver. |
| But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. | But who am I, and what are your people, that we should be able to do this? All things belong to you, and everything that we have given you is from your hand. |
| As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. | Instruct those who are rich in this world’s goods that they should not be proud, nor should they trust in the uncertainty of riches but rather in God who richly provides us with everything we need for our enjoyment. |
| His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ | His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give you much greater responsibilities. Come and share your master’s joy.’ |
| Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me. | Keep falsehood and lying far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but simply provide me with the food that I need. |
| For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. | The love of money is the root of all evils, and in their desire for it some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many serious wounds. |
| What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. | A man’s attraction is his kindness; it is far better to be poor than to be a liar. |
| Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. | Preferable is the little that the righteous possess than the great wealth of the wicked. For the power of the wicked will be overcome, but the Lord protects the righteous. |
| A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. | An honorable name is more to be desired than great riches, and high esteem is preferable to silver and gold. |
| When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven. | When you fix your gaze upon it, it is gone before you realize it. For it suddenly sprouts wings and flies up to the sky like an eagle. |
| For the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you. | The Lord, your God, will bless you as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none. You shall rule over many nations, but none shall rule over you. |
| For because of this you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. | That is why you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, and they devote themselves to this service. |
| Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Riches will be of no avail on the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
| A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination. | The wealth of a rich man is his stronghold; he regards it as a high wall that cannot be scaled. |
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