Riches: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

Deu 6:10–12 And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your
Deu 8:10–18 When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for
Deu 31:20 When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their
Deu 32:15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He
1Sa 2:7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
Psa 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are
Pro 10:2, 22 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings
Pro 11:4, 28 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings
Pro 13:7, 8 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor,
Pro 14:24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
Pro 15:6, 16, 17 The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of
Pro 16:8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Pro 19:4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
Pro 21:6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Pro 23:4, 5 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain
Pro 27:23, 24 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to
Pro 28:8, 20, 22 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for
Pro 30:8, 9 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty
Ecc 5:9–20 The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from
Ecc 6:1, 2 There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily
Ecc 7:11, 12 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see
Ecc 10:19 A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is
Isa 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is
Jer 48:36 Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute
Hos 12:8 And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for
Mat 6:19–21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust
Mat 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the
Mat 19:16–29 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good
Mar 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire
Mar 10:17–25 As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good
Luk 12:15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of
Luk 18:18–25 Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to
1Ti 6:4–11, 17–19 he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an
Jam 2:6, 7 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and
Jam 5:1–5 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon
1 Joh 3:17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but