Bible Verses about Money
| Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” | Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,” |
| Wealth hastily gotten will dwindle, but those who gather little by little will increase it. | Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it. |
| But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. | But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction. |
| The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. | It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it. |
| Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to desist. | Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it. |
| The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of wealth, with gain. This also is vanity. | One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility. |
| Honor the Lord with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce. | Honor the Lord from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce. |
| Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it. | Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure. |
| And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” | But He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.” |
| For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. |
| Pay to all what is due them—taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. | Pay to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor. |
| How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. | How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. |
| But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to make this freewill offering? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. | But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You. |
| As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. | Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. |
| His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ | His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter the joy of your master.’ |
| For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. | For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. |
| Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that I need. | Keep deception and lies far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion. |
| What is desirable in a person is loyalty, and it is better to be poor than a liar. | What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar. |
| Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. | Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. |
| When the Lord your God has blessed you, as he promised you, you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. | For the Lord your God will have blessed you just as He has promised you, and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. |
| A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. | A good name is to be more desired than great wealth; Favor is better than silver and gold. |
| When your eyes light upon it, it is gone; for suddenly it takes wings to itself, flying like an eagle toward heaven. | When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. |
| For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, busy with this very thing. | For because of this you also pay taxes, for rulers are servants of God, devoting themselves to this very thing. |
| Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath, But righteousness rescues from death. |
| The wealth of the rich is their strong city; in their imagination it is like a high wall. | A rich person’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination. |
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