41 Bible Verses about Riches

The rich man's wealth is his strength. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

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

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath. Righteousness delivers from death.

This precious value is for those who believe. But for the unbeliever: The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.

It is because of him you are united with Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.

In him is concealed all the hidden treasures of God's wisdom and knowledge.

To me, the very least of all the holy ones, was given grace (loving divine influence) to preach to the people of the nations the untraceable riches of Christ.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath. Righteousness delivers from death.

There is one who claims to be rich, yet has nothing. There is one who claims to be poor, yet has great riches.

When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to see them?

He who gets ahead by oppressing the poor and giving to the rich will certainly suffer loss.

They covet fields and seize them. They covet houses and confiscate them! They oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. Therefore Jehovah says: Behold, against this family I plan bad things, from which you will not remove the burden. You will not be able to show pride for it is an evil time.

Will they all taunt him by directing clever sayings and riddles at him? They will say: How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own (by extortion) and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on? Will your creditors and collection agents suddenly arise and make you tremble? Then you will become their prize. The people who remain will plunder you because you have plundered many nations. It is because of the blood you shed and the violence you brought on the land, the city and all who dwell there.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

When Jesus heard it, he was amazed, and said to the crowd: I tell you, I have not found such great faith in Israel.

The kingdom of heaven is also like a merchant seeking valuable pearls. When he found one pearl of great value, he sold all that he had, and bought it.

Every man walks about like a vain illusion. He makes a lot of noise over nothing. He hoards riches and does not know who will receive them.

To the man who is good, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy. But to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Though he heaps up silver like dust and clothes like piles of clay,

There is a man who is by himself, without a companion. He is without son or brother. There is no end to all his work. He never has enough wealth. Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. He never asks: For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure? This too is vanity and a terrible problem.

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

Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird.

They will say: 'Woe, woe to the great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! In one hour these great riches came to nothing.' Every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood far off,

Their silver and their gold will not be able to keep them safe in the Day of Jehovah's anger (rage) (wrath). He will devour all the nations by the fire of his zeal! He will exterminate all the inhabitants of the earth!

The kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the military commanders, and the mighty men, and every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains. They said to the mountains and rocks: Fall on us, and hide us from the presence of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath has come; and who will be able to stand?

Over and above all this that I have provided, I have given silver and gold from my personal property because of my love for God's Temple.

A poor widow came along and dropped in two mites. He told his disciples: Truly I tell you this poor widow gave more then all the others who gave to the collection box. They all gave out of their surplus. She gave out of her poverty. She gave all that she owned, all her living.

Every man walks about like a vain illusion. He makes a lot of noise over nothing. He hoards riches and does not know who will receive them.

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth, with gain. This too is vanity. When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to see them?

There is treasure in the house of the righteous. The earnings of the wicked bring trouble.

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.

Jehovah takes away and He gives riches. He brings low and lifts up high.

For every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has empowered him to eat because of them. He should receive his reward and rejoice in his labor. This is the gift of God.

Wealth acquired by lying is fleeting vapor and a deadly pursuit.

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished. He who gathers by labor will increase.

Men will hate you because of me. He who endures to the end will be saved.

But hearing these words, the young man went away grieving, for he was very wealthy.

It was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me like a father to Pharaoh. He made me lord over his entire household, and ruler of Egypt.

You must tell my father of my entire splendor in Egypt. Tell him all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here.

I own cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, and slaves. I am sending you word in the hope of gaining your favor.

I am less than nothing in comparison with all your love and your faithfulness to me your servant. I only had a stick in my hand when I traveled across Jordan. Now I have become two armies.

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!

Whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?

They trust their riches and brag about their abundant wealth. No one can ever redeem (buy back) his brother or pay God a ransom for his life. The price to be paid for him is so costly it can never be paid read more.
so they should live forever and never see the grave (pit) (destruction).

Know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your fathers. [The redemption] was not with corruptible things like silver or gold,

Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

If I have made gold my trust, or called fine gold my confidence,

Because of your great skill in trading, you have made yourself very wealthy. You have become arrogant because of your wealth.'

The people of Ephraim say: We are rich. We have made a fortune. With all this wealth, no one will find us guilty of any sin.

Know that you were redeemed from your futile way of life inherited from your fathers. [The redemption] was not with corruptible things like silver or gold,

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

They trust their riches and brag about their abundant wealth.

Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.

Hezekiah became richer and was highly honored. He prepared storehouses for himself to hold silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuables. He built storehouses for the produce of grain and wine and oil; and buildings for all sorts of beasts and flocks. He made towns for himself. He gathered much property in flocks and herds: for God had given him great wealth.

You lived in luxury on the earth, and take your pleasure; you nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.

A rich man dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day.

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun. I have seen riches being hoarded by their owner to his downfall (distress). When those riches were lost through a bad investment and he fathered a son, then there was no support for him.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

You lived in luxury on the earth, and take your pleasure; you nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.

this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied God above.

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, or because my hand had gotten much;

If I have made gold my trust, or called fine gold my confidence,

this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied God above.

Your herds and flocks, silver and gold, and all that you have will increase. When this happens, be careful that you do not become arrogant and forget Jehovah your God. He brought you out of slavery in Egypt.

He died at a very old age, wealthy and respected, and his son Solomon succeeded him as king.

Yet my people and I cannot really give you anything. This is because everything is a gift from you, and we have only given back what is yours already.

All riches and wealth come from you. You rule everything by your strength and power. You are able to make anyone great and strong.

Jehovah gave Jehoshaphat firm control over the kingdom of Judah. The people brought him gifts, so that he became wealthy and highly honored.

The sleep of the workingman is pleasant, whether he eats little or much. However the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.

Jeshurun (Israel) grew fat and disrespectful. You got fat! You were stuffed! You over eat! He abandoned the God who made him and scornfully treated the rock of his salvation.

I have seen a grievous evil under the sun. I have seen riches being hoarded by their owner to his downfall (distress).

He became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy. He possessed flocks and herds and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

When you succeed do not brag: 'I am rich. I earned it all myself.'

And they took walled towns and a fat land. They became the owners of houses full of all good things, water-holes cut in the rock, vine-gardens and olive-gardens and a wealth of fruit-trees. They had food enough and became fat, and had joy in the good you gave them. But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority. They turned their backs on your law, and murdered your prophets. These prophets gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you. They did much to make you angry.

Remember that Jehovah your God gives you the strength to make a living. That is how he keeps the promise he made to your fathers.

Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food necessary for me. If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.

Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal. Accumulate wealth in heaven where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves do not break in and steal.

A person who gets rich dishonestly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay. During his lifetime, he will lose his wealth. In the end, he will be a wicked fool.

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

Barzillai was a very old man. He was eighty years old. He was very rich. He supplied the king with food while he was staying at Mahanaim.

They should do good works and be rich in good works, that they are ready to distribute, willing to communicate.

Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

He who is greedy of gain troubles his own house. But he who hates gifts will live.

A faithful man will have many blessings. But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

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.

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.

The poor man requests and the rich man answers out of greed.

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding, sees right through him.

My heart cries sadly for Moab like a flute playing a funeral song. It cries like a flute for the people from Kir Hareseth. The money they made has all been taken away.

Riches are not forever: and a crown does not endure for every generation.

Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children. The wealth of the sinner is preserved for the righteous.

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.

The blessing of Jehovah makes rich and he adds no grief to it.

Why do you brag about your valleys, your fertile valleys, you unfaithful people? You trust your treasures. You think: Who would attack me?

There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very rich man. He had three thousand sheep and one thousand goats. He sheared his sheep in Carmel.

The little that you had before I came has grown to a large amount. Jehovah has blessed you wherever I have been. When may I do something for my own family?

A disciple of Jesus named Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea,

This is what Jehovah says: Do not let wise people brag about their wisdom. Do not let strong people brag about their strength. Do not let rich people brag about their riches.

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.

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.

He that was sown among thorns hears the word. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

Looking around Jesus said to his disciples: It is hard for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God! The disciples were amazed at his words. Jesus repeated it again: Children, it is hard to enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

He spoke an illustration to them: The land of a rich man produced well. He reasoned to himself, what will I do? I have nowhere to store my fruits? He said: I would pull down my barns and build larger barns. I will store all my grain and goods there. read more.
I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.' But God said to him: 'You fool this night you will give up your life. Then who will have all these things you accumulated?' He who lays up (earthly) treasure for himself is not rich toward God.

He that was sown among thorns hears the word. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

A rich man dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day. A poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, used to be brought to the rich man's door. He hoped he could eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man's table. Then the dogs would come and lick his sores. read more.
The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man died and was buried. He was in great torment in the grave (hades). He looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side. He called out: Father Abraham! Take pity on me! Please send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue. I am in torment in this fire! Abraham said: Remember, my son, in your lifetime you were given good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. Now he is enjoying himself while you are in torment.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath. Righteousness delivers from death.

Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food necessary for me.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Do not exhaust yourself to get rich. Be wise and show restraint.

For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock.

He will spit out the riches he swallowed. God will make his stomach vomit them up. He will suck the poison of serpents. The fangs of an adder (cobra) will kill him. He will not look upon the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream.

Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.

Let the brother of humble circumstances glory in his high position (exaltation). But the rich must be glad when God humbles them. This is because they will wither like wildflowers and pass away.

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

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

Will they all taunt him by directing clever sayings and riddles at him? They will say: How horrible it will be for the one who makes himself rich with what is not his own (by extortion) and makes himself wealthy on loans. How long will this go on?

He gave them an account of the glories of his wealth. The number of children he had. He recalled the ways in which he had been honored by the king. How the king put him over the captains and servants of the king.

Elisha went to Shunem, where a rich woman lived. She invited him to a meal. From that time on every time he went to Shunem he would have his meals at her house.

Do not count on extortion to make you rich. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.

One can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their wealth to others.

Behold, these are the ungodly. They prosper in the world; they increase in wealth.

The rich men are full of violence! Her inhabitants speak lies. Their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.

The silver and gold of the world is mine, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Jesus said: Be careful, do not covet, for life does not come from your possessions.

The sun rises with scorching heat and withers the grass. The flower falls off and its beauty perishes. So also the rich man will fade away in his pursuits.

Woe to you who are rich! You have received your reward.

A disciple named Tabitha was at Joppa. Her name, when translated means Dorcas. This woman did many good works and gave gifts of mercy.

Jesus continued: I tell you, make friends for yourselves with worldly wealth. That way when it gives out, you will be welcomed in the eternal home.

Behold, the wages of the laborers who harvested your fields, which are held back by you, cry out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of Jehovah of Hosts.

You have dishonored the poor man. Do the rich oppress you, and personally drag you into court?

They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to the grave.

He will spit out the riches he swallowed. God will make his stomach vomit them up.

Boaz was a relative of Naomi. He was a wealthy man from the family of Elimelech.

I counsel you to buy gold from me, gold purified by fire, so that you may be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be clothed. In this way the shame of your nakedness will not appear. And anoint your eyes with eye salve, so that you may see.

Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird.

Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird.