Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more. But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. . . .

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

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

He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully. During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it. So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.

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

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

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. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities. This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.

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.”

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

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

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

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.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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.

The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

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

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ . . .

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise: The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts. Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury. For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Everyone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

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

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?

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

Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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.

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps. When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. . . .

For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.

Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

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