Bible verses about "wealth" | EJ2000

¹⁸ But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God, for it is he that gives thee the power to get wealth that he may confirm his covenant which he swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

⁷ ¶ The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

¹ ¶ A good reputation is rather to be chosen than great riches and good grace rather than silver and gold.

¹⁸ Riches and honour are with me, yea, durable riches and righteousness.

²² ¶ He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

³¹ Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed? ³² For the Gentiles seek after all these things.) For your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things. ³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

¹¹ If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true?

²² ¶ A good man shall leave an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

⁴⁴ And all that believed were together and had all things common ⁴⁵ and sold their possessions and property and distributed them to everyone, as each one had need.

³² ¶ And of the multitude of those that had believed was one heart and one soul; no one said that anything he possessed was his own, but they had all things common. ³³ And with great power the apostles gave witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. ³⁴ Neither was there any among them that lacked, for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold ³⁵ and laid them down at the apostles’ feet; and distribution was made unto each one according to their need.

⁸ But if any provide not for his own and specially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

¹⁹ But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

³³ Sell what ye have and give alms; {lit. do acts of mercy}; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches neither moth corrupts. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

¹⁷ Charge those that are rich in this world, that they not be highminded, not placing their hope in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy; ¹⁸ but charge them to do good, that they be rich in good works, liberal to distribute, willing to communicate, ¹⁹ laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the future, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

²⁴ No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and riches.

¹⁹ ¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal; ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupt and where thieves do not break through nor steal; ²¹ for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all evil, which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

⁵ Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have; for he has said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.