Bible Verses about “gambling addictions”
Found 21 verses (ordered by relevance) about “gambling addictions” in the KJV version of the Bible
“‹No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.›”
“[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
“Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.”
“¶ All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.”
“For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.”
“¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
“And he said unto them, ‹Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.›”
“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”
“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour's.”
“Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.”
“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.”
“¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”
“¶ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.”
“¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
“¶ Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts.”
“¶ He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.”
“¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.”
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
“If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?”