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

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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

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.”

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

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

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.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

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.

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.

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.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

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

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

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

Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

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

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.”

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

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.

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.

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

Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.

A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

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

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

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

“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

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

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

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

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?

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

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.

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

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.’

And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

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.

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?

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

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

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.

When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

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

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

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

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

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.

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? Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. . . .

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. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

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.

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

And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”

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

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

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.’”

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.

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

But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

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.”

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

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

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

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

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

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

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.” When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” . . .

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?

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

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

Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.

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

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.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

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

Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. . . .

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.

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?

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

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

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”