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23 Bible Verses About Wealth

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Summary

  • Deuteronomy 8:18 credits the ability to produce wealth to God, answering the boast in verse 17: “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.”
  • 1 Timothy 6:10 names the love of money as “a root of all kinds of evil,” and the same chapter tells the rich to be “generous and willing to share” (6:18).
  • Jesus says no one can serve both God and money (Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13) and warns that life does not consist in an abundance of possessions (Luke 12:15).
  • Proverbs has sayings on honest gain (13:11; 16:8), debt (22:7) and inheritance (13:22).
  • Agur’s prayer in Proverbs 30:8-9 asks for “neither poverty nor riches” and gives a reason for each.

The Bible treats wealth as a gift from God that can also become a rival to him. Deuteronomy 8:18 credits the ability to produce wealth to God, and Matthew 6:24 says no one can serve both God and money. Jesus warns that “life does not consist in an abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15). Proverbs gives sayings on honest gain, debt and inheritance (Proverbs 13:11; 22:7; 13:22), and Paul tells the rich to be “generous and willing to share” (1 Timothy…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

The English Standard Version is quoted once, for its rendering of Proverbs 13:11. biblegateway.com

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