32 Bible Verses about Wealthy People

The rich shall not pass, and the poor shall not go under, half a sicle; when they give a heave offering unto the LORD for the atonement of their souls.

he said unto them, "Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, gold, brass, iron, and with raiment above measure, and divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren."

O thou that dwellest by the great waters, O thou that hast so great treasure and riches, thine end is come: and the reckoning of thy winnings.

He put his sepulchre with the wicked, and with the rich in his death: because he did none iniquity, neither was guile found in his mouth.

and now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia, but the fourth shall be far richer than they all. And when he is in the chiefest power of his riches, he shall provoke every man against the realm of Greekland.

Yea, I will move all Heathen, and the comfort of all Heathen shall come, and so will I fill this house with honour, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.

But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

And he put forth a similitude unto them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plenteously,

Then said he also to him that had desired him to dinner, "When thou makest a dinner, or a supper: call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor yet rich neighbours: lest they bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

And he said also unto his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, which had a steward, that was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

and the rich in that he is made low. For even as the flower of the grass shall he vanish away.

When he heard that, he was heavy, for he was very rich.

Abram was very rich in cattle, silver and gold.

and the LORD hath blessed my master out of measure that he is become great and hath given him sheep, oxen, silver and gold, menservants, maidservants, camels and asses.

and he showed the riches and glory of his kingdom, and the glorious worship of his greatness, many days long, even a hundred and fourscore days.

which Barzillai was a very aged man, even four score year old, and had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim: for he was a man of very great substance.

And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a man of might of the kindred of Elimelech, named Boaz.

Ephraim thinketh thus, "Tush, I am rich, I have good enough: In all my works shall not one fault be found, that I have offended."

For their riches was so much that they could not dwell together; and that the land wherein they were strangers could not receive them, because of their cattle.

and told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children all together how the king had promoted him so greatly, and how that he was taken above the princes and servants of the king.

And the man waxed mighty, and went forth and grew till he was exceeding great,

And the man became exceeding rich and had many sheep, maidservants, menservants, camels and asses.

and have gotten oxen, asses and sheep, menservants and womenservants, and have sent to show it my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.'"

His substance was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a very great household: so that he was one of the most principal men among all them of the east country.

When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea named Joseph, which same also was Jesus' disciple.

And there was a man in Maon whose cattle was in Carmel, and the man was exceeding mighty, and had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

And thereto I have given thee that thou askedst not, both riches and honour: so that there shall be no king like thee all thy days.

Howbeit, I believed it not till I came and saw it with mine eyes. And see, the one half was not told me: for thy wisdom and goodness exceedeth the fame which I heard.

And so king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was a ruler among the publicans, and was rich also.

When the young man heard that saying, he went away mourning. For he had great possessions.

But he was discomforted with that saying, and went away mourning, for he had great possessions.