32 Bible Verses about Wealthy People

The man of wealth is to give no more and the poor man no less than the half-shekel of silver, when the offering is made to the Lord as the price for your lives.

And said to them, Go back with much wealth to your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver and gold and brass and iron, and with a very great store of clothing; give your brothers a part of the goods taken in the war.

O you whose living-place is by the wide waters, whose stores are great, your end is come, your evil profit is ended.

And they put his body into the earth with sinners, and his last resting-place was with the evil-doers, though he had done no wrong, and no deceit was in his mouth.

And now I will make clear to you what is true. There are still three kings to come in Persia, and the fourth will have much greater wealth than all of them: and when he has become strong through his wealth, he will put his forces in motion against all the kingdoms of Greece.

And I will make a shaking of all the nations, and the desired things of all nations will come: and I will make this house full of my glory, says the Lord of armies.

But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.

And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.

Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold.

The Lord has given my master every blessing, and he has become great: he has given him flocks and herds and silver and gold, and men-servants and women-servants and camels and asses.

And for a long time, even a hundred and eighty days, he let them see all the wealth and the glory of his kingdom and the great power and honour which were his.

Now Barzillai was a very old man, as much as eighty years old: and he had given the king everything he had need of, while he was at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man.

And Naomi had a relation of her husband, a man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.

And Ephraim said, Now I have got wealth and much property; in all my works no sin may be seen in me.

For their wealth was so great that the land was not wide enough for the two of them and all their cattle.

And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.

And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;

So Jacob's wealth was greatly increased; he had great flocks and women-servants and men-servants and camels and asses.

And I have oxen and asses and flocks and men-servants and women-servants: and I have sent to give my lord news of these things so that I may have grace in his eyes.

And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.

And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:

Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; he was a great man and had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats: and he was cutting the wool of his sheep in Carmel.

And with this I have given you what you made no request for: wealth and honour, so that no king was ever your equal.

But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and now I see that it was not half the story; your wisdom and your wealth are much greater than they said.

And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,

But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.

But his face became sad at the saying, and he went away sorrowing: for he was one who had much property.