29 Bible Verses about Getting Rich

or his uncle or his cousin may redeem him, or anyone of the rest of his blood relatives -- his family -- may redeem him, or if he prospers he may redeem himself.

The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

Her conquerors cry out: "Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!" There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing.

Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!

So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."

Already you are satisfied! Already you are rich! You have become kings without us! I wish you had become kings so that we could reign with you!

Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!

Jacob heard that Laban's sons were complaining, "Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our father's expense!"

Surely all the wealth that God snatched away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So now do everything God has told you."

The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father's house exempt from tax obligations in Israel."

For I will honor you greatly, and whatever you tell me I will do. So come, put a curse on this nation for me.'" Balaam replied to the servants of Balak, "Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not transgress the commandment of the Lord my God to do less or more.

All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied, "We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.

Their land is full of gold and silver; there is no end to their wealth. Their land is full of horses; there is no end to their chariots.

Then you will look and smile, you will be excited and your heart will swell with pride. For the riches of distant lands will belong to you and the wealth of nations will come to you.

You will be called, 'the Lord's priests, servants of our God.' You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.

Your gates will remain open at all times; they will not be shut during the day or at night, so that the wealth of nations may be delivered, with their kings leading the way.

Moreover, Judah will fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered up -- gold, silver, and clothing in great abundance.

when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything,

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

A generous woman gains honor, and ruthless men seize wealth.

Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.

The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."

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

The wealth that he consumed he vomits up, God will make him throw it out of his stomach.

A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.

God said to him, "Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies,

"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.