65 Bible Verses about Affluence

Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

I have come down to rescue them from the Egyptians. I will bring my people out of Egypt into a country where there is good land, rich with milk and honey. I will give them the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.

Carefully obey Jehovah your God. Faithfully follow all his commandments that I give you today. If you do this Jehovah your God will place you high above all the other nations in the world. These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey Jehovah your God: Jehovah will bless your towns and your fields.read more.
Jehovah will bless you with many children, with abundant crops, and with many cattle and sheep. Jehovah will bless your grain crops and the food you prepare from them. Jehovah will make you successful in your daily work.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water. It yields its fruit in season and its leaves do not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

Riches and honor are with me. Yes, durable riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yes, better than fine gold. My yield is better than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:read more.
I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth. I will fill their treasuries.

Then you will see this and rejoice. Your heart will shake with joy. The riches of the sea will be brought to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.

Each man will sit under his vine and under his fig tree. No one will make them afraid! The mouth of Jehovah of Hosts has spoken.

Now Jehovah God planted a garden in the east, in Eden. He put the man he had formed there. Jehovah God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground, trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden. From there it was separated into four headwaters.read more.
The name of the first river is the Pishon. It winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.

Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.

Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. Jehovah blessed him. He became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy.

Take my offering then, with my blessing. God has been very good to me and I have enough. So at his strong request, he took it.

After Job had prayed for his friends, Jehovah made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before. All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble Jehovah allowed to come upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring. Jehovah blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.

I will also give you what you did not ask for. All your life you will have wealth and honor, more than that of any other king.

Hezekiah became richer and was highly honored. He prepared storehouses for himself to hold silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuables. He built storehouses for the produce of grain and wine and oil; and buildings for all sorts of beasts and flocks. He made towns for himself. He gathered much property in flocks and herds: for God had given him great wealth.

A disciple of Jesus named Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea,

When you succeed do not brag: 'I am rich. I earned it all myself.' Remember that Jehovah your God gives you the strength to make a living. That is how he keeps the promise he made to your fathers.

In his arrogant attitude he does not search for God. His faulty reasoning concludes: There is no God. He always succeeds at what he does. Your judgments are beyond his understanding. He scoffs at all his opponents. He says to himself: Nothing can shake me. I will never face trouble.

He who trusts in his riches will fall. The righteous will flourish as a leaf on a branch.

Do not count on extortion to make you rich. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.

Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird.

The disciples were amazed at his words. Jesus repeated it again: Children, it is hard to enter into the kingdom of God!

He spoke an illustration to them: The land of a rich man produced well. He reasoned to himself, what will I do? I have nowhere to store my fruits? He said: I would pull down my barns and build larger barns. I will store all my grain and goods there.read more.
I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.' But God said to him: 'You fool this night you will give up your life. Then who will have all these things you accumulated?' He who lays up (earthly) treasure for himself is not rich toward God.

But hearing these words, the young man went away grieving, for he was very wealthy.

He was very sad when he heard this for he had many possessions. Then he went away.

But when he heard these things he became very sad for he was very rich.

Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some by longing for it have been led away from the faith. They have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts for other things enter in and choke the word. So it becomes unfruitful.

The seeds that fell among the thorns are people who hear the word and go their own way. They are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and do not produce fruit.

You say, I am rich and have become wealthy and have need of nothing." You do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food necessary for me. If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.

Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

He who gets ahead by oppressing the poor and giving to the rich will certainly suffer loss.

Jehovah said: I will not withdraw punishment for (three sins of Israel, even for four) the many transgressions of Israel! They sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes. They pant after the dust of the earth on the head of lowly (meek) persons. They reject the humble! A man and his father have sexual relations with the same maiden, to profane my holy name. They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken from indebtedness. In the house of their God they drink the wine they have confiscated.

He called out: Father Abraham! Take pity on me! Please send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue. I am in torment in this fire! Abraham said: Remember, my son, in your lifetime you were given good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. Now he is enjoying himself while you are in torment. There is a deep pit lying between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so. And no one can cross over to us from where you are.read more.
The rich man said: I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house. Have him go warn my five brothers that they will not come to this place of torment. Abraham said: Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them. They should listen to them. The rich man responded: It is not enough father Abraham! If someone from the dead went to them they would repent. Abraham said: If they would not listen to Moses and the prophets, they would not listen to someone from the dead.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver are rusted. Their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up your treasure in the last days.read more.
Behold, the wages of the laborers who harvested your fields, which are held back by you, cry out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of Jehovah of Hosts. You lived in luxury on the earth, and take your pleasure; you nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter. You have condemned, and you have killed the righteous one. He does not resist you.

We brought nothing into the world and we can carry nothing out.

He said: I was born with nothing (naked), and I will die with nothing. Jehovah gave, and now he has taken away. Blessed be the name of Jehovah!

I have seen a wicked, violent man spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil. Then he passed away, and lo, he was no more. I searched for him, but he could not be found.

One can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their wealth to others. Inwardly they think their houses are forever, their dwelling place to all generations. So they named their lands after themselves. But mortals will not continue here with what they treasure. They are like animals that die.

One day when Job's children were having a feast at the home of their oldest brother, a messenger came running to Job. We were plowing the fields with the cattle, he said, and the donkeys were in a nearby pasture. Suddenly the Sabeans attacked and stole them all. They killed every one of your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

How precious is your loving-kindness, O God! And the children of men put their trust in the shadow of your wings. They drink their fill of the abundance of your house. You give them the river of your delights to drink. For with you is the fountain (source) of life. In your light we see light. (Jeremiah 2:13) (Acts 17:28)

As it is written: He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor. His righteousness abides forever.

To me, the very least of all the holy ones, was given grace (loving divine influence) to preach to the people of the nations the untraceable riches of Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places through Christ.

I know your troubles. I know that you are poor, but you are rich! I know the evil things said against you by those who claim to be Jews but are not. Their synagogue belongs to Satan!

Jesus said: Truly I tell you, a man that has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the sake of the good news, will receive a hundred times as much now in this time, and in the age to come everlasting life.

There was no needy person among them for as many as possessed land or houses sold them, and brought the money from the things that were sold. They gave it to the apostles. Distribution was made to every man according as he had need.

I have all things, and prosper: I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things that came from you. It is an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God.

Accumulate wealth in heaven where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

They will hunger no more, nor thirst any more; neither shall the sunlight beat down on them, nor any heat. The Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will feed them and lead them to living fountains of water. God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.

Wealth and riches will be in his home. His righteousness continues forever.

You will be called the priests of Jehovah. You will be spoken of as ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, you will boast in their riches.

This is what Jehovah says: I will offer you peace like a river and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream. You will nurse and be carried in Jerusalem's arms and cuddled on her knees.

He that was sown among thorns hears the word. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Sell your possessions and give to charity. Make yourselves purses that do not get old, a treasure in heaven where moth and rest cannot corrupt and thieves cannot steal.

There is a man who is by himself, without a companion. He is without son or brother. There is no end to all his work. He never has enough wealth. Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. He never asks: For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure? This too is vanity and a terrible problem.

One man said: Master, what good thing must I do, so that I may have eternal life? Jesus answered him: Why are you questioning me about what is good? There is one who is good. If you desire life, obey the Law. The man replied: Which law? And Jesus said: Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false witness,read more.
Honor your father and your mother, and Love your neighbor as yourself. The man said to him: I have done all these things; what more is there? Jesus then replied: If you wish to be complete, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor. You will have wealth in heaven. Then follow me! But hearing these words, the young man went away grieving, for he was very wealthy. Jesus said to his disciples: Truly I tell you, it is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven. Again I say, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God. The disciples were greatly surprised when they heard this. Who, then, may have salvation? they asked. Jesus looked at them and said: With men this is not possible. All things are possible with God!

I was envious of arrogant people when I saw the peace and prosperity that wicked people enjoy. They suffer no pain. Their bodies are healthy. They have no drudgery in their lives like ordinary people. They are not plagued with problems like mankind.read more.
That is why arrogance is their necklace and violence covers them like clothing. Their eyes stand out with fatness, and their heart's imagination run wild. They ridicule. They speak maliciously. They speak arrogantly about oppression. They set their mouth in the heavens and their tongue parades through the earth. Therefore his people return here and here they drink waters of abundance. They ask: How does God know? And is there knowledge with the most High? Behold, these are the ungodly. They prosper in the world; they increase in wealth. I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence. I have been plagued all day long, and chastened every morning. If I say, I will speak thus; then, I would offend the generation of your children. When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me. I understood their end when I went into the sanctuary of God. Surely you set them in slippery places. You threw them down into destruction. How are they destroyed, suddenly! They are utterly consumed with terrors. It is like waking up from a dream, O Jehovah. When you awake you will despise everything they represent. My heart was grieved and I was pierced within. I was so foolish and ignorant: I was like a beast before you. Nevertheless I am continually with you. You hold me by my right hand. You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward you give me honor (glory). Who have I in heaven but you? I desire none on earth except you. My flesh and my heart fail: God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. Those who are far from you will perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you. It is good for me to draw near to God. I have put my trust in Jehovah God, that I may declare all your works.

Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.

Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when slanderers surround me with evil? They trust their riches and brag about their abundant wealth. No one can ever redeem (buy back) his brother or pay God a ransom for his life.read more.
The price to be paid for him is so costly it can never be paid

God replied to Solomon: You have made the right choice. Instead of asking for wealth, treasure, fame or the death of your enemies or even for long life for yourself, you have asked for wisdom and knowledge so that you can rule my people, over whom I have made you king.

What will a man profit, if he gains the whole world, and gives up his life? What will a man give in exchange for his life?

I have seen a wicked, violent man spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.

Your heart will be where your treasure is.