Bible Verses about “being stingy”

“Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."”

“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.”

“doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;”

“"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."”

“In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"”

“But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.”

“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?”

“For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.”

“My little children, let's not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.”

“You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.”

“Ruth said, "Don't entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;”

“where you die, will I die, and there will I be buried. Yahweh do so to me, and more also, if anything but death part you and me."”

“By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.”

“They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined with her.”

“It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.”

“When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.”

“They took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they lived there about ten years.”

“So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.”

“Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband." Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.”

“The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.”

“Mahlon and Chilion both died, and the woman was bereaved of her two children and of her husband.”

“Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return each of you to her mother's house: Yahweh deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.”

“She said to them, "Don't call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.”

“Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.”

“Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Yahweh had visited his people in giving them bread.”

“She went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.”

“They said to her, "No, but we will return with you to your people."”

“Naomi said, "Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?”

“Go back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, 'I have hope,' if I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons;”

“would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me."”

“She said, "Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law."”

“So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and [the women] said, "Is this Naomi?"”

“I went out full, and Yahweh has brought me home again empty; why do you call me Naomi, since Yahweh has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?"”

“A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.”

“There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.”

“People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.”