44 Bible Verses about Thrift

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man swallows it up.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise. Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds. For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations? The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.read more.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field. And [then will be] goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer,

from men by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world whose portion is in [this] life, and whose belly thou fill with thy treasure. They are satisfied with sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

At the end of every three years thou shall bring forth all the tithe of thine increase in the same year, and shall lay it up within thy gates. And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied, that LORD thy God may bless thee in al

Upon the first day of the week let each of you set something aside near himself, storing up whatever he may prosper, so that when I come no collections may be made then.

Let the man who steals steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the good, so that he may have to give to him who has need.

And take thou to thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee, and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities. The food of the field, which was round about every city, he laid up in the same.

That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh. What God is about to do he has shown to Pharaoh. Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, and there shall arise after them seven years of famine. And all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.read more.
And the plenty shall not be known in the land because of that famine which follows, for it shall be very grievous. And because the dream was doubled to Pharaoh, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. Now therefore let Pharaoh look out for a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years. And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land not perish through the famine.

And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, and Baalath, and Tamar in the wilderness, in the land, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion

And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath. Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the lower, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars, and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land

And Jehoshaphat grew exceedingly great. And he built in Judah castles and cities of storage.

And Hezekiah had exceedingly much riches and honor. And he provided for him treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of goodly vessels, also store-houses for the increase of grain and new wine and oil, and stalls for all manner of beasts, and flocks in folds. Moreover he provided for him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance. For God had given him very much substance.

She seeks wool and flax, and works willingly with her hands. She is like the merchant ships: she brings her bread from afar. She also rises while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, and their task to her maidens.read more.
She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain over, so that not anything may be lost. So they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets of fragments from the five barley loaves that remained over from those who have eaten.

Therefore one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, son of Simon, the man who was going to betray him, says, Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor? Now he said this, not because it was a concern to him about the poor, but because he was a thief, and he had the purse and removed things that were put in.

But when his disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, Why this waste? For this ointment could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

And some were indignant within themselves, saying, Why has this waste of the ointment happened? For this could have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and given to the poor. And they grumbled at her.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it. Do not say to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give, when thou have it by thee.

There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.

He who has an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not know that want shall come upon him.

But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.

And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.

Thou shall eat, but not be satisfied, and thy humiliation shall be in the midst of thee. And thou shall put away, but shall not save, and that which thou save I will give up to the sword.

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth well. And he pondered within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have nowhere I will store my crops? And he said, I will do this. I will dismantle my barns, and I will build greater, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be? So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.

And he said to his disciples, Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, nor for the body, what ye may wear. For the life is more than the food, and the body, the clothing. Consider the ravens, because they do not sow, nor do they reap, for which there is no storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. How much ye are worth more than the birds.read more.
And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his age? If then ye are not able to do even the least, why are ye anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these. And if God so clothes the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow being cast into the oven, how much more you, O ye of little faith? And do not seek what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, and do not be unsettled. For the nations of the world seek all these things, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things. However, seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.

Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing? Look to the birds of the sky, because they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not more valuable then they? And which man of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span?read more.
And why are ye anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin, yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these. And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more you, O ye of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear? For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow will be anxious about things of itself. Sufficient for the day is the evil of it.

And not many days after, the younger son, having gathered all together, journeyed into a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth living recklessly.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

He who loves wisdom delights his father, but he who keeps company with harlots wastes [his] substance.

And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him as squandering things possessed by him.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust deteriorates, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Therefore watch carefully how ye walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.

storing up for themselves a good foundation for that which is coming, so that they may take hold of the eternal life.

But according to thy hardness, and thy impenitent heart, thou store up wrath to thyself in the day of wrath, and revelation, and righteous judgment of God, who will render to each man according to his works,

to those who indeed seek by perseverance of good work, glory and esteem and immortality--eternal life-- but to those of self-interest, and who indeed disobey the truth but have confidence in unrighteousness--anger and wrath, pressure and restriction, upon every soul of man who produces evil, both of the Jew first, and of the Greek,read more.
but glory and esteem and peace to every man who works good, both to the Jew first, and to the Greek.

Render to her as she also rendered to you, and double to her two-fold according to her works. In the cup that she mixed, mix two-fold for her. In an amount she glorified herself and lived wantonly, give her so much torment and grief, because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will, no, not see grief.