Bible Verses about “marriage and finances”
The Bible contains 50 verses about marriage and finances across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”
“Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.”
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
“¶ Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.”
“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.”
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.”
“And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.”
“But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.”
“And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”
“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.”
“¶ Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.”
“¶ And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”
“¶ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.”
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
“That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;”
“For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.”
“‹For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have› [sufficient] ‹to finish› [it]?”
“Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
“¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.”
“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:”
“¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.”
“It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.”
“¶ [There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.”
“Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.”
“So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.”
“So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.”
“‹If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true› [riches]?”
“Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:”
“¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it].”
“When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.”
“For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.”
“¶ My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”
“For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son [in whom] he delighteth.”
“Length of days [is] in her right hand; [and] in her left hand riches and honour.”
“Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, and all her paths [are] peace.”
“My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:”
“She [is] more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.”
“For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.”
“Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.”
“¶ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:”
“¶ Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.”
“Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.”