10 Bible Verses about Materialism

You cannot serve two masters. You will hate one and love the other. You will be loyal to one master and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (wealth) (material possessions).

Shepherd the flock of God in your care. Exercise the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God. Do not do it for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate in habits, sound in mind, orderly, hospitable, qualified to teach;

You should be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have, for he has said: I will not leave you. I will not forsake you.

They trust their riches and brag about their abundant wealth.

He who trusts in his riches will fall. The righteous will flourish as a leaf on a branch.

He also said: Let me ask one thing of you. Every one of you must give me the earrings you took. (The Midianites wore gold earrings.) They answered: We will gladly give them to you. They spread out a cloth, and everyone put the earrings that he had taken on it. The gold earrings that Gideon got weighed over forty pounds. This did not include the ornaments, necklaces, and purple clothes that the kings of Midian wore. It also did not include the collars that were around the necks of their camels.read more.
Gideon made an idol from the gold and placed it in his hometown, Ophrah. The Israelites abandoned God and went there to worship the idol. It was a trap for Gideon and his family.

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth, with gain. This too is vanity.

Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.