9 Bible Verses about Gambling

Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].

And when they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting lots.

And they crucified Him, and divided up His clothes among themselves, casting lots for them to see who should take what.

And Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing His clothes among themselves.

They divide my clothing among them
And cast lots for my garment.

So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it will be.” This was to fulfill the Scripture, “They divided My outer clothing among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.”

“You would cast lots (gamble) over the fatherless
And bargain away your friend.

But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].

For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.