44 Bible Verses about possessions

And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it.

And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil--this is the gift of God.

But in Mount Zion there shall be those who escape, and it shall be holy, and the house of Jacob shall possess their own possessions.

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.

Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.

a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;

But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.

And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

He had possessions of flocks and herds and many servants, so that the Philistines envied him.

For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.

If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Jesus said to him, "If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe;

Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.

When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.

Have no concern for your goods, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.'"

He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a better possession and an abiding one.

Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.

For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world.

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

And the LORDrestored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by fire.

Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.

and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's household manager, and Susanna, and many others, who provided for them out of their means.

And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the people who belonged to Korah and all their goods.

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold."

Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together. The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock.

And Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."