48 Bible Verses about Finances

For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellence of knowledge is, that wisdom gives life to them that have it.

He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loves abundance, with increase: this is also vanity.

Let your conduct be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you, nor forsake you.

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Honor the LORD with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your increase:

Ho, everyone that thirsts, come you to the waters, and he that has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for you know not what evil shall be upon the earth.

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: so what good is there to the owners, except the beholding of them with their eyes?

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it fails, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reasonable that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.

And sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all men, as every man had need.

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God has prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Then shall you turn it into money, and bind up the money in your hand, and shall go unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose:

For thus says the LORD, You have sold yourselves for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money.

And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us food: for why should we die in your presence? for the money fails.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?

He hoped also that money should have been given him by Paul, that he might release him: therefore he sent for him often, and conferred with him.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

However there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.

And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

Lest strangers be filled with your wealth; and your labors go to the house of a foreigner;

Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfies not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in richness.

Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

So are the ways of everyone that is greedy of gain; which takes away the life of its owners.

And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the grain which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

He has swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

You looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I did blow it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that is in ruins, and you run every man unto his own house.

There is one that scatters, and yet increases; and there is one that withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, You are my confidence;

You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but you have not enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he that earns wages earns wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may count the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered from the people:

For the LORD your God blesses you, as he promised you: and you shall lend unto many nations, but you shall not borrow; and you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over you.

Trust not in oppression, and hope not vainly in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

But you shall remember the LORD your God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto your fathers, as it is this day.

Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and released him, and forgave him the debt.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

And he called his ten servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, said the LORD of hosts.

Let him that is taught in the word share with him that teaches in all good things.

Bring you all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

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

But you say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift devoted to God, whatsoever you might have received from me;

Her heads judge for reward, and her priests teach for hire, and her prophets divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? no evil can come upon us.