Bible Verses about 'Money'
- Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!
- For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
- Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said,
“I will never fail you.
I will never abandon you.” - Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears;
wealth from hard work grows over time. - Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
- No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
- But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
- The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it. - Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Be wise enough to know when to quit. - But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?
- The Lord your God will bless you as he has promised. You will lend money to many nations but will never need to borrow. You will rule many nations, but they will not rule over you.
- Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce. - Better to have little, with fear for the Lord,
than to have great treasure and inner turmoil. - Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
- Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
- Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.
- How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver! - Give me an eagerness for your laws
rather than a love for money! - But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!
- If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
- The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’
- First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs. - Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest. - Good comes to those who lend money generously
and conduct their business fairly. - It is better to be godly and have little
than to be evil and rich.
For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
but the Lord takes care of the godly. - Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. - In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
for it will sprout wings
and fly away like an eagle. - Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
- Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.
- Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”
- And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.
- The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense;
they imagine it to be a high wall of safety. - Riches won’t help on the day of judgment,
but right living can save you from death. - I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.
- Tainted wealth has no lasting value,
but right living can save your life. - I have rejoiced in your laws
as much as in riches. - Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.
- Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth,
but only the Lord can give an understanding wife. - The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
he brings some down and lifts others up. - Better to have little, with godliness,
than to be rich and dishonest. - Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
- When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before!
- The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!
- Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender. - The wicked borrow and never repay,
but the godly are generous givers. - The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.
- Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field.
- The rich can pay a ransom for their lives,
but the poor won’t even get threatened. - Remember, you must not make any idols of silver or gold to rival me.
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