Bible Verses about “obtaining wealth”
Found 19 verses (ordered by relevance) about “obtaining wealth” 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.›”
“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.”
“‹Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.›”
“¶ The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.”
“¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
“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.”
“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.”
“¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”
“‹No servant 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.›”
“¶ 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.”
“But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is] he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this day.”
“Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.”
“‹For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?›”
“¶ He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.”
“¶ The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.”
“¶ By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.”
“¶ Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.”