Bible on Wealth

And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.

And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.

And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;

He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.

I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: