Bible Verses about โmaking moneyโ
The Bible contains 33 verses about making money across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โBut if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.โ
โ"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.โ
โBe 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."โ
โFor the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.โ
โThe rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.โ
โFor even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."โ
โWealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.โ
โHe said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."โ
โ"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'โ
โYou ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.โ
โ"But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.โ
โTo one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.โ
โTake away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.โ
โ"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'โ
โ"He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.โ
โI was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'โ
โIn the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.โ
โ"He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'โ
โThrow out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'โ
โHe who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.โ
โFor to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away.โ
โ"For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.โ
โImmediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.โ
โBut he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.โ
โ"Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.โ
โHe who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.'โ
โDon't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.โ
โHe becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.โ
โIn all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.โ
โA faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.โ
โBut you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as at this day.โ
โWhy do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.โ
โYahweh's blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.โ
