42 Bible Verses about Riches, Believers Attitudes

O Jehovah, our God, we have brought together all this wealth to build a Temple to honor your holy name. It all came from you and all belongs to you.

Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything. This is because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already. You know, O Jehovah that we pass through life like exiles and strangers, as our ancestors did. Our days are like a passing shadow, and we cannot escape death.

Satan replied: Would Job respect you if he got nothing out of it? You have always protected him and his family and everything he owns. You bless everything he does. You have given him enough cattle to fill the whole country.

The widow of a member of a group of prophets said to Elisha: My husband has died! As you know, he was a man who respected God. A man to whom he owed money came to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt.

Jesus replied: Foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

He looked at his disciples and said: Blessed are you who are poor for yours is the kingdom of God.

A poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, used to be brought to the rich man's door. He hoped he could eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man's table. Then the dogs would come and lick his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man died and was buried.

It pleased those of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor holy ones in Jerusalem.

All riches and wealth come from you. You rule everything by your strength and power. You are able to make anyone great and strong.

Honor Jehovah with your wealth and give him the best of all you have. Your barns will be filled with plenty. Your vats will overflow with new wine.

King David announced to the entire assembly: God has chosen my son Solomon. He is however young and lacks experience. The work to be done is enormous, because this is not a palace for people but a Temple for Jehovah God. I have made every effort to prepare materials for the Temple: gold, silver, bronze, iron, timber, precious stones and gems, stones for mosaics, and quantities of marble. Over and above all this that I have provided, I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God's Temple.read more.
I have given one hundred and fifteen tons of the finest gold and two hundred and sixty five tons of pure silver for decorating the walls of the Temple and for all the objects which the skilled workers are to make. Now who else is willing to give a generous offering to Jehovah? Then the heads of the clans, the officials of the tribes, the commanders of the army, and the administrators of the royal property volunteered to give. They gave the following for the work on the Temple: one hundred and ninety tons of gold, three hundred and eighty tons of silver, six hundred and seventy five tons of bronze, and three thousand seven hundred and fifty tons of iron. Those who had precious stones gave them to the Temple treasury, which was administered by Jehiel of the Levite clan of Gershon. The people gave willingly to Jehovah and were happy that so much had been given. King David also was extremely happy.

The congregation that believed was of one heart and mind. No one claimed his or her own possessions for everything was common property. The apostles witnessed about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power. Grace (God's loving kindness) was upon them all. 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.read more.
They gave it to the apostles. Distribution was made to every man according as he had need. Joses, who was surnamed Barnabas by the apostles, (this meaning: The son of consolation,) was a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus. He sold his land and brought the money to the apostles.

Jesus and the twelve apostles traveled through cities and villages preaching the good news of the kingdom of God. Traveling with him were the women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities. This included Mary Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out. Also healed was Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna. There were many others, who supported them out of their private substance.

When she and her household were baptized she came to us saying, If you judge me to be faithful to God, come to my house, and stay there. She absolutely insisted that we come.

Whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?

Zacchaeus stood before Jesus and said: Lord, I now give half of all my possessions to the poor. If I have defrauded any one I will give back four times the amount taken.

A disciple named Tabitha was at Joppa. Her name, when translated means Dorcas. This woman did many good works and gave gifts of mercy. She was sick, and died. They washed her body and laid her in an upper chamber. Since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him requesting that he come to them quickly.read more.
Peter went to them right a way. When he arrived they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping and showing the coats and garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.

They wanted us to remember the poor. I was eager (zealous) to do this very thing.

They should do good works and be rich in good works, that they are ready to distribute, willing to communicate.

Give the poor what they need, because then Jehovah will make you successful in everything you do. There will always be some Israelites who are poor and needy. That is why I am commanding you to be generous with them.

The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness. You will be made rich in everything. And you can be generous on every occasion. This will cause thanksgiving to God through us.

But the rich must be glad when God humbles them. This is because they will wither like wildflowers and pass away. The sun rises with scorching heat and withers the grass. The flower falls off and its beauty perishes. So also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.

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.

If I have made gold my trust, or called fine gold my confidence, if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, or because my hand had gotten much; if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,read more.
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand, this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied God above.

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

Why do you brag about your valleys, your fertile valleys, you unfaithful people? You trust your treasures. You think: Who would attack me?

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.

Do not seek food and drink and do not worry. For the people of the nations seek after these things. Your Father knows that you need them.

Accumulate wealth in heaven where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Your heart will be where you keep your wealth.

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. Your heart will be where your treasure is.

They should do good works and be rich in good works, that they are ready to distribute, willing to communicate. They store up for them a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life that is life indeed.

Jehovah said to Abram: Leave your country, your people, and your father's household, and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you. I will curse whoever curses you. All the people on earth will be blessed through you.

Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him. Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.

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. For this reason I will give you wisdom and knowledge. And in addition, I will give you more wealth, treasure, and fame than any king has ever had before or will ever have again.

King Solomon was greater in wealth and wisdom than all the other kings of the world.

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 man named Job lived in Uz. He was a man of integrity! He was decent, he respected God, and he stayed away from evil. He had seven sons and three daughters. He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants. In fact he was the greatest (richest) of all the Orientals in the East!

He was buried like a criminal in a rich mans grave. He had done no wrong, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

A disciple of Jesus named Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea, went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate commanded that it be given to him. Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth.read more.
He laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone in front of the door of the tomb, and departed.

Evening arrived. It was the Preparation Day (Exodus 16:22-27), the day before the Sabbath. Joseph of Arimathaea was a prominent council member who also was looking for the Kingdom of God. He boldly approached Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Pilate wondered if he were already dead. So he summoned the centurion and asked him about the death.read more.
When the centurion confirmed it he granted the body to Joseph. He bought a linen cloth, and taking him down, wound him in the linen cloth. Then he laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of a rock. He rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

Joseph was a member of the council and a good and righteous man. He was from Arimathaea a city of the Jews and was looking for the kingdom of God. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.read more.
He took it down and wrapped it in a linen cloth. Then he laid him in a tomb that was carved in stone. No man had ever lain in this tomb. It was the day of the Preparation and the Sabbath was near.

Joseph of Arimathaea was a disciple of Jesus. He approached Pilate secretly for fear of the Jews. He asked Pilate for permission to take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission. So he took the body away. Nicodemus also came with a mixture of myrrh and about a hundred pounds of aloes. Nicodemus is the one who came to Jesus at night. They prepared the body of Jesus for burial. They bound it in linen cloths with spices. This was the custom of the Jews.read more.
There was a garden at the place where he was impaled. It contained a new tomb where no one had been buried. They laid Jesus there because the Jews Preparation was close at hand.