Getting Rich

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

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.

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

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

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.

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

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

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. — read the full passage →

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.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

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

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

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

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. — read the full passage →

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; — read the full passage →

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

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.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

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

And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

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

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. — read the full passage →

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

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

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →

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

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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

Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.

For the Lord thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — read the full passage →

And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.

Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. — read the full passage →

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. — read the full passage →

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. — read the full passage →

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. — read the full passage →

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. — read the full passage →

Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; — read the full passage →

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.