Wealth
Material prosperity, which the Bible treats with nuance — neither wholly condemned nor uncritically celebrated. Abraham, Job, and Solomon were wealthy, and Proverbs links diligence with prosperity (10:4). Yet Jesus warned, 'It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God' (Mark 10:25). First Timothy 6:10 identifies 'the love of money' as 'a root of all kinds of evil.' Jesus told the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:13-21) and taught, 'You cannot serve both God and money' (Matthew 6:24). Wealth is a stewardship responsibility, not an ultimate good.
Verses about Wealth
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Genesis 34:29
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
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Deuteronomy 8:17
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
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Deuteronomy 8:18
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 …
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Ruth 2:1
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
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1 Samuel 2:32
And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ev…
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2 Kings 15:20
And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. …
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2 Chronicles 1:11
And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither …
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2 Chronicles 1:12
Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been be…
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Ezra 9:12
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: t…
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Esther 10:3
For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of hi…
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Job 21:13
They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
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Job 31:25
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
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Psalms 44:12
Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
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Psalms 49:6
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
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Psalms 49:10
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
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Psalms 112:3
Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
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Proverbs 5:10
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
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Proverbs 10:15
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
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Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.