Riches: General Scriptures Concerning

And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, …

When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you. …

When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.

But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.

Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

…for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields. …

There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:

God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.

Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.

And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. …

The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” …

…but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” …

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” …

…he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, …

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. …

But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

Are they not the ones who blaspheme the noble name by which you have been called?

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. …

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?