14 Bible Verses about Hoarding
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There is one who scatters, and yet increases. There is one who withholds what is due and it leads to poverty.
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun. I have seen riches being hoarded by their owner to his downfall (distress).
Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some by longing for it have been led away from the faith. They have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. They kept back part of the money. His wife was also knowledgeable of the transaction. They brought part of the funds to the apostles.
Those who store up violence and robbery in their dwellings do not know how to do what is right, declared Jehovah.
Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.
Jesus then replied: If you wish to be complete, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor. You will have wealth in heaven. Then follow me!
Sell your possessions and give to charity. Make yourselves purses that do not get old, a treasure in heaven where moth and rest cannot corrupt and thieves cannot steal.
He who withholds corn from the people will be cursed. Blessing will be on the head of him that sells it.
Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay, what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver are rusted. Their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up your treasure in the last days.
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