20 Bible Verses about Finances

You must have a turn of mind that is free from avarice; you must be content with what you have, for God Himself has said, "I will never fail you, I will never forsake you."

For the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, and some men in reaching after riches have wandered from the faith and pierced their hearts with many a pang.

So I tell you, make friends by the right use of your money, which so easily tends to wrongdoing, so that when it fails, your friends may welcome you to the eternal dwellings.

So the Twelve called together the whole body of the disciples, and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave off preaching the word of God to wait on tables.

And so they continued to sell their property and goods and to distribute the money to all, as anyone had special need.

On the first day of every week each of you must put aside and store up something in proportion as he is prospered, so that no contributions need be made when I come back.

"What man among you, if he wishes to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost, to see whether he has money enough to complete it?

At the same time he was hoping to get money from Paul, and so he kept on sending for him and talking with him.

and to put it at the disposal of the apostles; then distribution was continuously made to everyone in proportion to his need.

It is now the third time that I have been ready to come to see you, and I will never ask you for financial support, for it is not your money but you yourselves that I want; for children are not by duty bound to lay up money for their parents, but parents for their children.

For we bring nothing into the world and surely we can take nothing out of it.

And his master's heart was moved with pity, and he let the slave go free with his debt cancelled.

And Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan so completely possessed your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourselves a part of the money received for the land?

So if you have not proved dependable in handling your ill-gotten riches, who will trust you with the true riches?

And Jesus went into the temple and drove out all the buyers and sellers, and turned the money-changers' tables and the dove-dealers' seats upside down,

He called in ten of his slaves and gave them twenty dollars apiece and told them to do business with his money while he was gone.

Your wealth has rotted, your clothes are moth-eaten,

Those who are taught the truth should share all their goods with the man who teaches them.

For wherever your treasure is, there too your heart will be.

But you say, 'Whoever tells his father or mother, "Everything I have that might be used for helping you, is devoted to God,"