Bible Verses about 'Possessions'

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• 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.”
  Luke 12:15moneygreedmaterialism
• Jesus replied, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
  Matthew 19:21blamelessgivingmaterialism
• Moreover, the one to whom God grants wealth and possessions and the ability to enjoy them and to find contentment in his toil receives a gift from God.
  Ecclesiastes 5:18moneyfoodwork
• The entire community of believers was united in heart and soul. No one claimed any of his possessions as his own, for everything was held in common.
  Acts 4:32materialismcommunity
• If anyone is rich in worldly possessions
  and sees a brother in need
  but refuses to open his heart,
  how can the love of God abide in him?
  1 John 3:17moneyneighborcompassion
• Honor the Lord with your wealth
  and with the firstfruits of all your crops.
  Proverbs 3:9moneysacrificegiving
• The beginning of wisdom is: acquire wisdom,
  and no matter what the cost, acquire understanding.
  Proverbs 4:7wisdomunderstanding
• If I give away everything to feed the poor
  and hand over my body to be burned,
  but do not have love,
  I achieve nothing.
  1 Corinthians 13:3lovesufferinggiving
• For everything that is in the world—
  the concupiscence of the flesh,
  the concupiscence of the eyes,
  and the pride of life—
  comes not from the Father
  but from the world.
  1 John 2:16desiresaddictionpride