Bible on Wealth

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

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

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

And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.

For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.

And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;

And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

If I rejoice because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

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

The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

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

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.

Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

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

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail.

And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

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