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What Does the Bible Say About Obtaining Wealth?

Here are 17 Bible verses about obtaining wealth, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Deuteronomy 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 thy fathers, as it is this day.

    BSBBut remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.

  2. #2Proverbs 10:4

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

    BSBIdle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  3. #3Proverbs 13:11

    Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

    BSBDishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

  4. #4Proverbs 22:4

    By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.

    BSBThe rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.

  5. #5Proverbs 10:22

    The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

    BSBThe blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

  6. #6Ecclesiastes 5:10

    He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

    BSBHe who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

  7. #71 Timothy 6:9-10

    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. 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.

    BSBThose who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

  8. #8Proverbs 28:20

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

    BSBA faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  9. #9Proverbs 23:4-5

    Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

    BSBDo not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

  10. #10Luke 16:13

    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.

    BSBNo servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

  11. #11Proverbs 21:5

    The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

    BSBThe plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

  12. #12Proverbs 22:7

    The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

    BSBThe rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

  13. #13Mark 8:36

    For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

    BSBWhat does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

  14. #14Luke 6:38

    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.

    BSBGive, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

  15. #15Proverbs 11:4

    Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

    BSBRiches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

  16. #16Matthew 6:24

    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.

    BSBNo one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  17. #17Proverbs 11:28

    He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

    BSBHe who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

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