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17 Bible Verses About Gambling

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Summary

  • The Bible does not name gambling; the related verses speak about lots, dishonest or hasty gain, the love of money, and providing for a household.
  • Proverbs 16:33 and Acts 1:26 show lots used to reach a decision left to God, and in Matthew 27:35 soldiers cast lots for the clothes of Jesus.
  • The Hebrew behind “dishonest money” in Proverbs 13:11 is wealth “from vanity” (hebel), the word Ecclesiastes 5:10 uses for “meaningless.”
  • 1 Timothy 6:10 names the love of money, not money, as a root of all kinds of evil, and the verse before it says the wish to get rich leads into a trap.
  • Luke 16:10-11 makes faithfulness with worldly wealth the test for being trusted with true riches.

The Bible does not name gambling or betting. It speaks instead to related subjects: the casting of lots, quick or dishonest gain, the love of money, and providing for a household. Proverbs 16:33 and Acts 1:26 show lots used to reach a decision, and in Matthew 27:35 soldiers cast lots for the clothes of Jesus. On money, Proverbs 13:11 sets dishonest money against money gathered “little by little,” Proverbs 28:22 warns that those eager to get rich do not see…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

Strong’s Hebrew 1892, הֶבֶל (hebel): vanity, breath, vapor, futility, emptiness. biblehub.com/hebrew/1892

Bible Hub interlinear, Proverbs 13:11 and Ecclesiastes 5:10, both using Strong’s 1892. biblehub.com/interlinear/proverbs/13-11, biblehub.com/interlinear/ecclesiastes/5-10

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