44 Bible Verses about possessions
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They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.
and you shall take possession of the land, and dwell therein; for I have given given the land to you to possess it.
He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor -- this is the gift of God.
But in Mount Zion, there will be those who escape, and it will be holy. The house of Jacob will possess their possessions.
But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
Behold, this is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.
a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth,
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, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don't have love, it profits me nothing.
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."
The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
Also, don't concern yourselves about your belongings, for the good of all of the land of Egypt is yours."
He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
For you both had compassion on me in my chains, and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and an enduring one in the heavens.
Haven't you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.
Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.
Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.
and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them from their possessions.
and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who appertained to Korah, and all their goods.
Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."
For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn't bear them because of their livestock.
Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross."
Topics on Possessions
Giving, Of Possessions
Proverbs 28:27One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
Half Of Possessions
Luke 19:8Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."
Possessions Taken To Babylon
2 Kings 20:17'Behold, the days come, that all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in store to this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left,' says Yahweh.
Taking Possessions
1 Samuel 8:14He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.