44 Bible Verses about possessions

and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.

and ye have possessed the land, and dwelt in it, for to you I have given the land -- to possess it.

And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.

And in mount Zion there is an escape, And it hath been holy, And the house of Jacob have possessed their possessions.

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him?

Lo, a third time I am ready to come unto you, and I will not be a burden to you, for I seek not yours, but you, for the children ought not for the parents to lay up, but the parents for the children,

'So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.

truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him.

A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;

and if in the other's ye became not faithful -- your own, who shall give to you?

and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.

The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

and if I give away to feed others all my goods, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and have not love, I am profited nothing.

Jesus said to him, 'If thou dost will to be perfect, go away, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, follow me.'

'When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods;

and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;

and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

and your eye hath no pity on your vessels, for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.'

And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.

Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about?

Wealth and honour are with me, Lasting substance and righteousness.

because all that is in the world -- the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life -- is not of the Father, but of the world,

The first thing is wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

And Jehovah hath turned to the captivity of Job in his praying for his friends, and Jehovah doth add to all that Job hath -- to double.

Lo, the Lord doth dispossess her, And He hath smitten in the sea her force, And she with fire is consumed.

'Or how is one able to go into the house of the strong man, and to plunder his goods, if first he may not bind the strong man? and then his house he will plunder.

and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to him from their substance.

and the earth openeth her mouth, and swalloweth them, and their houses, and all the men who are for Korah, and all the goods,

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

and Abram is exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

for their substance was more abundant than to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to bear them because of their cattle;

And Jesus having looked upon him, did love him, and said to him, 'One thing thou dost lack; go away, whatever thou hast -- sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me, having taken up the cross.'