Bible verses about money. What does the Bible say? Lots!
In this post, we will share with you 111 important scriptures about money. The scripture verses will be broken down into 17 categories having to do with money.
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In order to produce this list of 111 scriptures about money, we did extensive research to choose the appropriate Bible verses for you based on 17 categories related to money.
Although these scripture verses are not all that the Bible has to say about money, we have selected 111 important ones to share with you.
As a part of our study, we selected the best Bible translations of the scriptures that are faithful in meaning to the original Greek and Hebrew texts.
It is our hope and prayer that you gain insight and understanding of the word of God as it relates to money.
It is also our hope and prayer that you speak to God about these 111 important scriptures and ask Him to give you a revelation of the truths of each Bible verse and what to do with money.
17 Categories of Bible Verses About Money
3. Borrowing – Don’t Go Into Debt
5. Where Your Valuable Things Are, There Your Heart Will Be
6. Wealth Cannot Buy You Security
10. Don’t Worry
14. Trust in the Lord, Not in Money
15. Greed
16. Dishonest Ways of Making Money
17. Ungodly Ways of Using Money
This is what Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 1:16-18,
16. “I have not stopped giving thanks to God for you. I always remember you in my prayers,
New Century Version (NCV).
17. asking the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, to give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you will know him better.
18. I pray also that you will have greater understanding in your heart so you will know the hope to which he has called us and that you will know how rich and glorious are the blessings God has promised his holy people.”
As a Christian, the Lord has already given you the power, authority, and ability to apply the biblical principles of money contained in these scriptures.
Remember what God told Joshua to do when he became the leader of the children of Israel after the death of Moses. God told him (Joshua) in Joshua 1:8,
“This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall be successful.”
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV).
We recommend that you do just as this Bible verse says so that you are prosperous in all areas of your life.
If you are saying these scriptures are all for people who have money, but I am poor and I don’t have money. What do I need to do to get money?
Don’t worry, we have included scriptures to help you also. There is balance in the word of God. He cares for all of His children.
If you are in the category of believers who do not have money, we suggest that you read the scriptures in category 9 “how to get out of poverty” and talk to God about your situation using those scriptures.
We want you to have a godly way of thinking when it comes to money. So ask God to transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. This way you can think the way He wants you to about money and you will be able to know what is good and pleasing to Him.
The 17 Categories of Bible Verses About Money
1. Love of Money
Hebrews 13:5, Good News Bible (GNB)
“Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, ‘I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.’ “
1 Timothy 6:9-10, English Standard Version (ESV)
“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.”
Matthew 6:24, GNB
“No one can be a slave of two masters; he will hate one and love the other; he will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Ecclesiastes 5:10, International Children’s Bible (ICB)
“The person who loves money will never have all the money he wants. The person who loves wealth will not be satisfied when he gets it. This is also useless.”
Luke 12:15, ICB
Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. A man’s life is not measured by the many things he owns.”
Proverbs 23:4, ICB
“Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to control yourself.”
Mark 8:36, New Living Translation (NLT)
“And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?”
Matthew 13:22, New Century Version (NCV)
“And what is the seed that fell among the thorny weeds? That seed is like the person who hears the teaching but lets worries about this life and the temptation of wealth stop that teaching from growing. So the teaching does not produce fruit in that person’s life.”
Luke 16:10-15, GNB
10. “Whoever is faithful in small matters will be faithful in large ones; whoever is dishonest in small matters will be dishonest in large ones.
11. If, then, you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth?
12. And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what belongs to you?
13. No servant can be the slave of two masters; he will hate one and love the other; he will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money”.
14. When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.
15. Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people’s sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by man are worth nothing in God’s sight.”
2. Getting Rich Quick
Proverbs 13:11, NCV
“Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.”
Proverbs 20:21, NCV
“Wealth inherited quickly in the beginning will do you no good in the end.”
Proverbs 28:8, NCV
“If you get rich by charging interest and taking advantage of people, your wealth will go to someone who is kind to the poor.”
Proverbs 28:19-22, GNB
19. “A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat. People who waste time will always be poor.
20. Honest people will lead a full, happy life. But if you are in a hurry to get rich, you are going to be punished.
21. Prejudice is wrong. But some judges will do wrong to get even the smallest bribe.
22. Selfish people are in such a hurry to get rich that they do not know when poverty is about to strike.”
1 Timothy 6:9, ESV
“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”
3. Borrowing – Don’t Go Into Debt
Proverbs 22:7, ICB
“The rich rule over the poor. And borrowers become servants to those who lend.”
Ecclesiastes 5:5, ICB
“It is better not to promise anything than to promise something and not do it.”
Luke 14:28-29, GNB
“If one of you is planning to build a tower, he sits down first and figures out what it will cost, to see if he has enough money to finish the job.
If he doesn’t, he will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened will make fun of him.”
4. Give to Help Others
Deuteronomy 15:7-11, ICB
7. “There might be a poor man among you. He might be in one of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you. Do not be selfish or greedy toward your poor brother.
8. But give freely to him. Freely lend him whatever he needs.
9. Beware of evil thoughts. Don’t think, “The seventh year is near. It’s the year to forget what people owe.” You might be mean to your needy brother. You might not give him anything. Then he will complain to the Lord about you. And the Lord will find you guilty of sin.
10. Give freely to the poor person. Do not wish that you didn’t have to give. The Lord your God will bless your work and everything you touch.
11. There will always be poor people in the land. So I command you to give freely to your brothers. Give freely to the poor and needy in your land.”
Proverbs 14:21, GNB
“If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor; it is a sin to despise anyone.”
Proverbs 19:17, GNB
“When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord, and the Lord will pay you back.”
Proverbs 28:27, GNB
Matthew 5:42, GNB
“When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him.”
Romans 15:26, ICB
“The believers in Macedonia and Southern Greece were happy to give their money to help the poor among God’s people at Jerusalem.”
1 Timothy 6:17-19, GNB
“Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.
Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others.
In this way they will store up for themselves a treasure which will be a solid foundation for the future. And then they will be able to win the life which is true life.”
1 John 3:17-18, GNB
“If a rich person sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against his brother, how can he claim that he loves God?
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.”
5. Where Your Valuable Things Are, There Your Heart Will Be
Psalms 39:5-7, GNB
5. “How short you have made my life! In your sight my lifetime seems nothing. Indeed every living man is no more than a puff of wind,
6. no more than a shadow. All he does is for nothing; he gathers wealth, but doesn’t know who will get it.
7. What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I put my hope in you.”
Proverbs 11:4, GNB
“Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.”
Proverbs 23:4-5, GNB
“Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.”
Matthew 6:19-21, GNB
19. “Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal.
20. Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal.
21. For your heart will always be where your riches are.”
Luke 12:33-34, GNB
“Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don’t wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them.
For your heart will always be where your riches are.”
6. Wealth Cannot Buy You Security
Psalms 62:10, GNB
“Don’t put your trust in violence; don’t hope to gain anything by robbery; even if your riches increase, don’t depend on them.”
Proverbs 16:16, GNB
“It is better — much better — to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.”
Proverbs 18:11, NCV
“Rich people trust their wealth to protect them. They think it is like the high walls of a city.”
Ecclesiastes 5:12, GNB
“A working man may or may not have enough to eat, but at least he can get a good night’s sleep. A rich man, however, has so much that he stays awake worrying.”
7. God Wants You to Invest
Ecclesiastes 11:2, GNB
“Put your investments in several places — many places even — because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world.”
Matthew 25:14-30, ICB
14. “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was going to another place for a visit. Before he left, he talked with his servants. The man told them to take care of his things while he was gone.
15. He decided how much each servant would be able to care for. He gave one servant five bags of money. He gave another servant two bags of money. And he gave a third servant one bag of money. Then the man left.
16. The servant who got five bags went quickly to invest the money. The five bags of money earned five more.
17. It was the same with the servant who had two bags of money. He invested the money and earned two more.
18. But the servant who got one bag of money went out and dug a hole in the ground. Then he hid his master’s money in the hole.
19. After a long time the master came home. He asked the servants what they did with his money.
20. The servant who got five bags of money brought five more bags to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, you trusted me to care for five bags of money. So I used your five bags to earn five more.’
21. The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good servant who can be trusted. You did well with small things. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my happiness with me.’
22. Then the servant who got two bags of money came to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of money to care for. So I used your two bags to earn two more.’
23. The master answered, ‘You did well. You are a good servant who can be trusted. You did well with small things. So I will let you care for much greater things. Come and share my happiness with me.’
24. Then the servant who got one bag of money came to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, I knew that you were a hard man. You harvest things you did not plant. You gather crops where you did not sow any seed.
25. So I was afraid. I went and hid your money in the ground. Here is the bag of money you gave me.’
26. The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest things I did not plant, and that I gather crops where I did not sow any seed?
27. So you should have put my money in the bank. Then, when I came home, I would get my money back with interest.’
28. So the master told his other servants, ‘Take the bag of money from that servant and giv it to the servant who has ten bags of money.
29. Everyone who uses what he has will get more. He will have much more than he needs. But the one who does not use what he has will have everything taken away from him.’
30. Then the master said, ‘Throw that useless servant outside, into the darkness! There people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.’ “
8. Give to the Poor
Deuteronomy 15:7-11, ICB
7. “There might be a poor man among you. He might be in one of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you. Do not be selfish or greedy toward your poor brother.
8. But give freely to him. Freely lend him whatever he needs.
9. Beware of evil thoughts. Don’t think, “The seventh year is near. It’s the year to forget what people owe.” You might be mean to your needy brother. You might not give him anything. Then he will complain to the Lord about you. And the Lord will find you guilty of sin.
10. Give freely to the poor person. Do not wish that you didn’t have to give. The Lord your God will bless your work and everything you touch.
11. There will always be poor people in the land. So I command you to give freely to your brothers. Give freely to the poor and needy in your land.”
Matthew 25:34-40, GNB
34. “Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world.
35. I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes,
36. naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.’
37. The righteous will then answer him, ‘When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
38. When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you?
39. When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?’
40. The King will reply, ‘I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me!’ “
2 Corinthians 9:9-13, GNB
9. “As the scripture says, “He gives generously to the needy; his kindness lasts forever.”
10. And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity.
11. He will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times, so that many will thank God for your gifts which they receive from us.
12. For this service you perform not only meets the needs of God’s people, but also produces an outpouring of gratitude to God.
13. And because of the proof which this service of yours brings, many will give glory to God for your loyalty to the gospel of Christ, which you profess, and for your generosity in sharing with them and everyone else.”
9. How to Get Out of Poverty
Deuteronomy 8:6, ICB
“Obey the commands of the Lord your God. Live as he has commanded you and respect him.”
Deuteronomy 8:17-18, ICB
“You might say to yourself, “I am rich because of my own strength and power.” But remember the Lord your God! It is he who gives you the power to become rich. He keeps the agreement he promised to your ancestors. So it is today.”
1 Samuel 2:8, GNB
“He lifts the poor from the dust and raises the needy from their misery. He makes them companions of princes and puts them in places of honor. The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord; on them he has built the world.”
Psalms 9:9, GNB
“The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a place of safety in times of trouble.”
Psalms 9:18, GNB
“The needy will not always be neglected; the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever.”
Psalms 34:6, NCV
“This poor man called, and the Lord heard him and saved him from all his troubles.”
Psalms 34:17-19, GNB
17. “The righteous call to the Lord, and he listens; he rescues them from all their troubles.
18. The Lord is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope.
19. The good man suffers many troubles, but the Lord saves him from them all.”
Psalms 40:17, GNB
“I am weak and poor, O Lord, but you have not forgotten me. You are my savior and my God — hurry to my aid!”
Psalms 72:12-13, GNB
“He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected. He has pity on the weak and poor; he saves the lives of those in need.”
Psalms 102:17, NCV
“He will answer the prayers of the needy; he will not reject their prayers.”
Psalms 140:12, GNB
“Lord, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.”
Psalms 146:5-7, GNB
5. “Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob to help him and who depends on the Lord his God,
6. the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, and all that is in them. He always keeps his promises;
7. he judges in favor of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free.”
Proverbs 10:4, NCV
“A lazy person will end up poor, but a hard worker will become rich.”
Proverbs 13:4, GNB
“No matter how much a lazy person may want something, he will never get it. A hard worker will get everything he wants.”
Proverbs 10:22, NCV
“The Lord’s blessing brings wealth, and no sorrow comes with it.”
Proverbs 20:13, GNB
“If you spend your time sleeping, you will be poor. Keep busy and you will have plenty to eat.”
Isaiah 25:4, ICB
“You (God) help the poor people. You help the helpless when they are in danger. You are like a shelter from storms. You are like shade that protects them from the heat. The cruel people attack like a rainstorm beating against the wall.”
Note: Word in brackets is for emphasis.
Isaiah 41:17, ICB
“The poor and needy people look for water. But they can’t find any. Their tongues are dry with thirst. But I, the Lord, will answer their prayers. I, the God of Israel, will not leave them to die.”
Jeremiah 29:11-13, GNB
11. “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.
12. Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you.
13. You will seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart.”
Matthew 6:25-33, NCV
25. “So I tell you, don’t worry about the food or drink you need to live, or about the clothes you need for your body. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
26. Look at the birds in the air. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. And you know that you are worth much more than the birds.
27. You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.
28. And why do you worry about clothes? Look at how the lilies in the field grow. They don’t work or make clothes for themselves.
29. But I tell you that even Solomon with his riches was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers.
30. God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today but tomorrow is thrown into the fire. So you can be even more sure that God will clothe you. Don’t have so little faith!
31. Don’t worry and say, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’
32. The people who don’t know God keep trying to get these things, and your Father in heaven knows you need them.
33. The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what God wants. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.”
Luke 4:18-19, GNB
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed and announce that the time has come when the Lord will save his people.”
1 John 5:14-15, GNB
“We have courage in God’s presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will. He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him.”
10. Don’t Worry
Matthew 6:31-33, NCV
31. “Don’t worry and say, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’
32. The people who don’t know God keep trying to get these things, and your Father in heaven knows you need them.
33. The thing you should want most is God’s kingdom and doing what God wants. Then all these other things you need will be given to you.”
John 14:27, GNB
“Peace is what I (Jesus) leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the world does. Do not be worried and upset; do not be afraid.”
Note: Word in brackets is for emphasis.
2 Corinthians 9:8, GNB
“And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.”
Philippians 4:6-7, GNB
“Don’t worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. And God’s peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus.”
1 Peter 5:7-9, GNB
7. “Leave all your worries with him, because he cares for you.
8. Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
9. Be firm in your faith and resist him, because you know that your fellow believers in all the world are going through the same kind of sufferings.”
11. Don’t Oppress the Poor
Leviticus 19:13, GNB
“Do not take advantage of anyone or rob him. Do not hold back the wages of someone you have hired, not even for one night.”
Proverbs 14:31, ICB
“Whoever is cruel to the poor insults their Maker. But anyone who is kind to the needy honors God.”
Proverbs 22:16, ICB
“The one who gets rich by being cruel to the poor will become poor. And so will the one who gives presents to the wealthy.”
Proverbs 28:8, ICB
“Some people get rich by overcharging others. But their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.”
Jeremiah 6:13, GNB
“Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly; even prophets and priests cheat the people.”
Ezekiel 22:29, NCV
“The people cheat others and steal. They hurt people who are poor and needy. They cheat foreigners and do not treat them fairly.”
2 Corinthians 8:13-15, ICB
13. “We do not want you to have troubles while other people are at ease. We want everything to be equal.
14. At this time you have plenty. What you have can help others who are in need. Then later, when they have plenty, they can help you when you are in need. Then all will be equal.
15. As it is written in the scriptures, ‘The person who gathered more did not have too much. The person who gathered less did not have too little.’ “
1 Timothy 5:18, GNB
For the scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox when you are using it to thresh grain” and “A worker should be given his pay.”
James 5:1-6, ICB
1. “You rich people, listen! Cry and be very sad because of the trouble that will come to you.
2. Your riches will rot, and your clothes will be eaten by moths.
3. Your gold and silver will rust, and rust will be a proof that you were wrong. It will eat your bodies like fire. You saved your treasure for the last days.
4. Men worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. They harvested your crops and are crying out against you. Now the Lord of heaven’s armies has heard their cries.
5. Your life on earth was full of rich living. You pleased yourselves with everything you wanted. You made yourselves fat, like an animal ready to be killed.
6. You showed no mercy to the innocent man. You murdered him. He cannot stand against you.”
1 Peter 5:1-2, NCV
“Now I have something to say to the elders in your group. I also am an elder. I have seen Christ’s sufferings, and I will share in the glory that will be shown to us. I beg you to
shepherd God’s flock, for whom you are responsible. Watch over them because you want to, not because you are forced. That is how God wants it. Do it because you are happy to serve, not because you want money.”
12. Hard Work Versus Laziness
Proverbs 10:4, ICB
“A lazy person will end up poor. But a hard worker will become rich.”
Proverbs 14:23, ICB
“Those who work hard make a profit. But those who only talk will be poor.”
Proverbs 18:9, ICB
“A person who doesn’t work hard is just like a person who destroys things.”
Proverbs 21:5, ICB
“Those who plan and work hard earn a profit. But those who act too quickly become poor.”
Colossians 3:23-24, GNB
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for men. Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.”
13. You Can’t Buy God’s Gift
Acts 8:17-20, GNB
17. “Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18. Simon saw that the Spirit had been given to the believers when the apostles placed their hands on them. So he offered money to Peter and John,
19. and said, ‘Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.’
20. But Peter answered him, ‘May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God’s gift with money!’ “
14. Trust in the Lord, Not in Money
Proverbs 11:28, NCV
“Those who trust in riches will be ruined, but a good person will be healthy like a green leaf.”
Jeremiah 17:5-8, GNB
5. “The Lord says, I will condemn the person who turns away from me and puts his trust in man, in the strength of mortal man.
6. He is like a bush in the desert, which grows in the dry wasteland, on salty ground where nothing else grows. Nothing good ever happens to him.
7. But I will bless the person who puts his trust in me.
8. He is like a tree growing near a stream and sending out roots to the water. It is not afraid when hot weather comes, because its leaves stay green; it has no worries when there is no rain; it keeps on bearing fruit.”
15. Greed
Psalms 10:3, GNB
“The wicked man is proud of his evil desires; the greedy man curses and rejects the Lord.”
Proverbs 15:27, NCV
“Greedy people bring trouble to their families, but the person who can’t be paid to do wrong will live.”
Ecclesiastes 5:10, GNB
“If you love money, you will never be satisfied; if you long to be rich, you will never get all you want. It is useless.”
Luke 12:15, ICB
“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. A man’s life is not measured by the many things he owns.”
1 Corinthians 5:11, GNB
“What I (Paul) meant was that you should not associate with a person who calls himself a brother but is immoral or greedy or worships idols or is a slanderer or a drunkard or a thief. Don’t even sit down to eat with such a person.”
Note: Word in brackets is for emphasis.
Ephesians 5:3, GNB
“Since you are God’s people, it is not right that any matters of sexual immorality or indecency or greed should even be mentioned among you.”
Ephesians 5:5, GNB
“You may be sure that no one who is immoral, indecent, or greedy (for greed is a form of idolatry) will ever receive a share in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.”
1 Timothy 6:9, NLT
“But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.”
16. Dishonest Ways of Making Money
Proverbs 10:2, GNB
“Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life.”
Proverbs 13:11, NCV
“Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.”
Proverbs 21:6, GNB
“The riches you get by dishonesty soon disappear, but not before they lead you into the jaws of death.”
Micah 6:10, GNB
“In the houses of evil men are treasures which they got dishonestly. They use false measures, a thing that I (God) hate.”
Note: Word in brackets is for emphasis.
17. Ungodly Ways of Using Money
To Commit Murder:
Judges 9:4-5, NCV
4. “So the leaders of Shechem gave Abimelech about one and three-quarter pounds of silver from the temple of the god Baal-Berith. Abimelech used the silver to hire some worthless, reckless men, who followed him wherever he went.
5. He went to Ophrah, the hometown of his father, and murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Gideon. He killed them all on one stone. But Gideon’s youngest son, Jotham, hid from Abimelech and escaped.”
Esther 3:8-11, GNB
8. “So Haman told the king, ‘There is a certain race of people scattered all over your empire and found in every province. They observe customs that are not like those of any other people. Moreover, they do not obey the laws of the empire, so it is not in your best interests to tolerate them.
9. If it please Your Majesty, issue a decree that they are to be put to death. If you do, I guarantee that I will be able to put 375 tons of silver into the royal treasury for the administration of the empire.’
10. The king took off his ring, which was used to stamp proclamations and make them official, and gave it to the enemy of the Jewish people, Haman son of Hammedatha, the descendant of Agag.
11. The king told him, ‘The people and their money are yours; do as you like with them.’ “
Esther 4:6-7, GNB
“Hathach went to Mordecai in the city square at the entrance of the palace. Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him and just how much money Haman had promised to put into the royal treasury if all the Jews were killed.”
To Betray People:
Genesis 37:26-33, ICB
26. “Then Judah said to his brothers, ‘What will we gain if we kill our brother and hide his death?
27. Let’s sell him to these Ishmaelites. Then we will not be guilty of killing our own brother. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood.’ And the other brothers agreed.
28. So when the Midianite traders came by, the brothers took Joseph out of the well. They sold him to the Ishmaelites for eight ounces of silver. And the Ishmaelites took him to Egypt.
29. Reuben was not with his brothers when they sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites. When Reuben came back to the well, Joseph was not there. Reuben tore his clothes to show he was sad.
30. Then he went back to his brothers and said, ‘The boy is not there! What will I do?’
31. The brothers killed a goat and dipped Joseph’s long-sleeved robe in its blood.
32. Then they brought the robe to their father. They said, ‘We found this robe. Look it over carefully. See if it is your son’s robe.’
33. Jacob looked it over and said, ‘It is my son’s robe! Some savage animal has eaten him. My son Joseph has been torn to pieces!’ “
Judges 16:4-5, GNB
“After this, Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in Sorek Valley. The five Philistine kings went to her and said, ‘Trick Samson into telling you why he is so strong and how we can overpower him, tie him up, and make him helpless. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.’ “
Matthew 26:14-15, GNB
“Then one of the twelve disciples — the one named Judas Iscariot — went to the chief priests and asked, ‘What will you give me if I betray Jesus to you?’ They counted out thirty silver coins and gave them to him.”
To Buy Power:
Acts 8:18-20, GNB
18. “Simon saw that the Spirit had been given to the believers when the apostles placed their hands on them. So he offered money to Peter and John,
19. and said, ‘Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.’
20. But Peter answered him, ‘May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God’s gift with money!’ “
To Pay Someone to do a Wicked Thing:
Numbers 22:16-18, GNB
16. “They went to Balaam and gave him this message from Balak: ‘Please don’t let anything prevent you from coming to me!
17. I will reward you richly and do anything you say. Please come and curse these people for me.’
18. But Balaam answered, ‘Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not disobey the command of the Lord my God in even the smallest matter.’ “
Numbers 24:11-13, GNB
11. ” ‘Now get on home! I promised to reward you, but the Lord has kept you from getting the reward.’
12. Balaam answered, ‘I told the messengers you sent to me that
13. even if you gave me all the silver and gold in your palace, I could not disobey the command of the Lord by doing anything of myself. I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.’ “
To Give or Accept Bribes:
Exodus 23:8, GNB
“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe makes people blind to what is right and ruins the cause of those who are innocent.”
1 Samuel 8:3, GNB
“But they (Samuel’s sons) did not follow their father’s example; they were interested only in making money, so they accepted bribes and did not decide cases honestly.”
Note: Words in brackets are for emphasis.
Proverbs 17:23, NRSV
“The wicked accept a concealed bribe to pervert the ways of justice.”
Ecclesiastes 7:7, GNB
“When a wise man cheats someone, he is acting like a fool. If you take a bribe, you ruin your character.”
Amos 5:12, GNB
“I know how terrible your sins are and how many crimes you have committed. You persecute good men, take bribes, and prevent the poor from getting justice in the courts.”
Matthew 26:14-15, GNB
“Then one of the twelve disciples — the one named Judas Iscariot — went to the chief priests and asked, ‘What will you give me if I betray Jesus to you?’ They counted out thirty silver coins and gave them to him.”
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