63 Bible Verses about Affluence

Command the rich in the present age not to be arrogant, nor hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in the living God, who supplies us all things abundantly for enjoyment,

And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and large land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the A

And it shall come to pass, if thou shall hearken diligently to the voice of LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that LORD thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the ear and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shall hearken to the voice of LORD thy God: Blessed shall thou be in the city, and blessed shall thou be in the field.read more.
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy beasts, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. Blessed shall thou be when thou come in, and blessed shall thou be when thou go out.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. And whatever he does shall prosper.

Riches and honor are with me, durable wealth and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice,read more.
that I may cause those who love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.

Then thou shall see and be radiant, and thy heart shall thrill and be enlarged, because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to thee. The wealth of the nations shall come to thee.

But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and none shall make them afraid. For the mouth of LORD of hosts has spoken it.

And LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, also the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it was divided, and became four heads.read more.
The name of the first is Pishon. That is it which encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good. There is bdellium and the onyx stone.

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold. And LORD blessed him. And the man became great, and grew more and more until he became very great.

Take, I pray thee, my gift that is brought to thee, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

And LORD turned [back] the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. And LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then there came to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that LORD ha So LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-donkeys.

And I have also given thee that which thou have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like thee all thy days.

And Hezekiah had exceedingly much riches and honor. And he provided for him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of goodly vessels, also store-houses for the increase of grain and new wine and oil, and stalls for all manner of beasts, and flocks in folds. Moreover he provided for him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance. For God had given him very much substance.

And having become evening, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled by Jesus.

And [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth. But thou shall remember LORD thy God, for it is he who gives thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to thy fathers, as at this day.

The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God. His ways are profane at all times. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. As for all his adversaries, he puffs at them. He says in his heart, I shall not be moved. To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery. If riches increase, set not your heart [on it].

And the disciples were astonished at his words. But again having answered, Jesus says to them, Children, how difficult it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God.

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth well. And he pondered within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have nowhere I will store my crops? And he said, I will do this. I will dismantle my barns, and I will build greater, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be? So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions.

But having become somber at the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was a man who has many possessions.

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

But those who want to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, which sink men in destruction and ruin. For the love of money is a root of all the evils, of which some aspiring have wandered from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, and the cravings about other things entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

And that which fell in the thorns, these are those who heard, and as they go they are choked by cares and wealth and pleasures of life, and do not bring to maturity.

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

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who is LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use the name of my God profanely.

In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for those whose foot slips.

He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.

Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have sold a righteous man for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes-- those who pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek. And a man and his father go to the [same] maiden, to profane my holy name. And they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge. And in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.

And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame. But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony. And besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those here who want to cross over to you are not able, nor may those go across from there to us.read more.
And he said, I beg thee therefore, father, that thou would send him to my father's house, for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment. But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them. And he said, No, father Abraham, but if some man would go to them from the dead they will repent. And he said to him, If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if some man would rise from the dead.

Go now, ye rich, weep, howling for your miseries that are approaching. Your wealth has decayed, and your garments have become moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver have cankered, and their corrosion will be testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. Ye have hoarded in the last days.read more.
Behold the wage of the workmen who reaped your fields. The man who was defrauded by you cries out. And the outcries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of Lord of hosts. Ye have lived in luxury on the earth, and were self-indulgent. Ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter. Ye have condemned, ye have murdered the righteous man. He is not hostile to you.

for we brought nothing into the world. It is clear that neither can we carry anything out,

And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD.

I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

For he shall see it. Wise men die. The fool and the brutish alike perish, and leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is [that] their houses [are] forever, their dwelling-places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names. Even a man in splendor does not abide. He is like the beasts that perish.

And it fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house, that there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them, and the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away. Yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword, and only I alone have escaped to tell thee.

And my God will fill your every need according to his wealth in glory in Christ Jesus.

How precious is thy loving kindness, O God, and the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house, and thou will make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life. In thy light we shall see light.

as it is written, He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness endures into the age.

To me, a man less than the least of all the sanctified, this grace was given to preach good-news among the Gentiles, the unsearchable wealth of Christ,

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly things in Christ.

I know thy works and tribulation and poverty (but thou are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

And having answered, Jesus said, Truly I say to you, there is no man who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, because of me, and because of the good-news, but he will receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands--with persecutions--and in the coming age, eternal life.

For not even any needy was among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling, they brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, and placed them at the apostles' feet. And it was distributed to each, according as any man had need.

But I receive all things, and I abound. I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, an aroma of fragrance, an acceptable sacrifice well-pleasing to God.

but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.

They will hunger no more, nor will they thirst any more. The sun will, no, not fall upon them, nor any heat. Because the Lamb in the midst of the throne will tend them, and will lead them to fountains of waters of life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

But ye shall be named the priests of LORD. Men shall call you the ministers of our God. Ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory ye shall boast yourselves.

For thus says LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream. And ye shall nurse [thereof]. Ye shall be borne upon the side, and shall be dandled upon the knees.

And that which was sown in the thorns, this is he who hears the word, and the care of this age, and the deceitfulness of wealth, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Sell things possessed by you, and give charity. Make for yourselves purses not becoming old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts.

And behold one man having come to him, said, Good teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have eternal life? And he said to him, Why do thou call me good? There is none good except one, God. But if thou want to enter into life, keep the commandments. He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shall not murder. Thou shall not commit adultery. Thou shall not steal. Thou shall not testify falsely.read more.
Honor the father and mother, and, Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself. The young man says to him, All these things I have kept from my youthfulness. What do I lack yet? Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me. But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowing, for he was having many possessions. And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of the heavens difficultly. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And when his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? And having looked, Jesus said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no pangs in their death, but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as [other] men, nor are they plagued like [other] men.read more.
Therefore pride is as a chain around their neck. Violence covers them as a garment. Their eyes stand out with fatness. They have more than heart could wish. They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression. They speak loftily. They have set their mouth in the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth. Therefore his people return here, and waters of a full [cup] are drained by them. And they say, How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High? Behold, these are the wicked, and those who always prosper. They have possessed wealth. Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence, for all the day long I have been plagued, and chastened every morning. If I had said, I will speak thus, behold, I would have dealt treacherously with the generation of thy sons. When I thought how I might understand this, it was too painful for me, until I went into the sanctuary of God, and considered their latter end. Surely thou set them in slippery places. Thou cast them down to destruction. How they have become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream from awakening, O LORD, when thou waken, thou will despise their form. For my soul was grieved, and I was pricked in my heart. So I was brutish, and ignorant. I was a beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee. Thou have held my right hand. Thou will guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. My flesh and my heart fails, [but] God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. For, lo, those who are far from thee shall perish. Thou have destroyed all those who go a whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God. I have made lord LORD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,

Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels encompasses me about? Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches, none can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for himread more.
(for the redemption of their life is costly, and it fails forever),

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate thee, neither yet have asked long life, but have asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that

For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.