Bible Verses about 'Wealth'

Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time. Proverbs 13:11

Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time. Proverbs 13:11	Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. money greed work
The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; they imagine it to be a high wall of safety. Proverbs 18:11	The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination. money materialism

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Proverbs 3:9	Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase. money sacrifice giving
Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give an understanding wife. Proverbs 19:14	House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh. money relationships
Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! Ecclesiastes 5:10	He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity. money greed materialism
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. Ecclesiastes 5:19	Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. money food work
Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 1 Timothy 6:6	But godliness with contentment is great gain. faith joy materialism
Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life. Proverbs 10:2	Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. honesty money righteousness
The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. Proverbs 10:22	Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. money blessing dependence
In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle. Proverbs 23:5	Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. money desires materialism
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. 1 Chronicles 29:12	Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all! almighty strength money
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. Matthew 13:22	What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. Word of God worrying money
The rich can pay a ransom for their lives, but the poor won’t even get threatened. Proverbs 13:8	The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats. money materialism fear
True humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life. Proverbs 22:4	The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life. humility reward awe
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. Proverbs 23:4	Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. money greed planning
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! Ecclesiastes 5:11	When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes? materialism money desires
Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil. Proverbs 15:16	Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble. money awe materialism
The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up. 1 Samuel 2:7	Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. money almighty humility
Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:24	Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good. selfishness love neighbor
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. Psalm 37:16-17	Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous. sin money righteousness
Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death. Proverbs 11:4	Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. money righteousness materialism
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. Matthew 6:24	No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon. serving money debt
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. 1 Timothy 6:17	Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. money joy materialism