Bible verses about "investing" | Wesley

¹¹ And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh Jerusalem, and because they thought the kingdom of God would immediately appear. ¹² He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. ¹³ And having called ten of his servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade till I come. ¹⁴ But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. ¹⁵ And when he was returned, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, to know what each had gained by trading. ¹⁶ Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. ¹⁷ And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because thou hast been faithful in a very little, be thou governor over ten cities. ¹⁸ And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. ¹⁹ And he said to him likewise, Be thou also over five cities. ²⁰ And another came saying, Lord, behold thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin. ²¹ For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layest not down, and reapest what thou didst not sow. ²² And he saith to him, Out of thy own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow. ²³ Wherefore then gavest thou not my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have received it with interest? ²⁴ And he said to them that stood by, Take the pound from him, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. ²⁵ (And they said to him, Lord, he hath ten pounds!) ²⁶ For I say unto you, To every one that hath shall be given: but from him that hath not, even what he hath shall be taken away from him.

⁶ And this I say, He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully:

¹⁷ Charge the rich in this world not to be high-minded, neither to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy: ¹⁸ To do good, to be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, ¹⁹ Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

³³ Sell what ye have and give alms: provide yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

¹⁹ Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break thro' and steal: ²⁰ But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break thro' nor steal. ²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.