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This collection has 33 Bible verses about money — 15 from the Old Testament and 18 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (10 verses), across 13 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about money? Read 33 carefully selected Bible verses about money, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have."
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops."
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap."
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much."
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
"The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender."
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal."
"A good person leaves an inheritance for their children's children."
"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth."
"Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow."
"He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity."
"He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”"
"Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life."
"A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold."
"“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
"Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law."
"For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?"
"Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death."
"But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as it is today."
"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be room enough for."
"My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."
"Honor Yahweh with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase: so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine."
"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."
"He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth."
"But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever."
"For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build, and wasn’t able to finish.’"
"“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not charge him interest."
"Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint."
"There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up."
This collection has 33 Bible verses about money — 15 from the Old Testament and 18 from the New Testament. Proverbs appears most often (10 verses), across 13 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about money? Read 33 carefully selected Bible verses about money, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
1 Timothy 6:10 — “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”
Hebrews 13:5 — “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have.”
Matthew 6:24 — “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Full collection: 33 verses on this page (45% Old Testament, 55% New Testament).
This page curates 33 verses about money from 13 books. Proverbs is the most frequent source (10 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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