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18 Bible Verses About Prosperity and Abundance

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Summary

  • Deuteronomy 8:18 says the ability to produce wealth comes from God, and the chapter warns that plenty can lead to a proud heart that forgets him.
  • Deuteronomy 28:11 promises Israel “abundant prosperity” in the land, on the condition that the nation obeys; the curses for disobedience follow from verse 15.
  • Proverbs 30:8-9 asks God for “neither poverty nor riches” and names a danger in each.
  • 2 Corinthians 9:8 and 9:11 say God enriches believers so that they can be generous on every occasion.
  • In the King James Version, John 10:10 promises life “more abundantly,” and in the next verse Jesus calls himself the good shepherd, who lays down his life for the sheep.

The Bible treats prosperity as something God gives, with conditions and warnings attached. Deuteronomy 8:18 says God “gives you the ability to produce wealth,” and Deuteronomy 28:11 promises Israel “abundant prosperity” if the nation obeys. Proverbs 3:9-10 and Malachi 3:10 tie full barns to honouring God with the harvest. The same books warn that plenty can make a person forget God (Deuteronomy 8:14; Proverbs 30:9), and 1 Timothy 6:9 says that “those who want to get rich fall into temptation…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

King James Version, John 10:10 and 3 John 1:2, Bible Gateway. biblegateway.com

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