Hoarding

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. — read the full passage →

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

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

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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 withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

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.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: — read the full passage →

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. — read the full passage →

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. — read the full passage →

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. — read the full passage →

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — 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 →

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.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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

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

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: — read the full passage →

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. — read the full passage →

And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. — 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: — read the full passage →

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.

Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: — read the full passage →

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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 →

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. — read the full passage →

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. — read the full passage →

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. — 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:

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: — read the full passage →

Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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

And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

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.

Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.

Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. — read the full passage →

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

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

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.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

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

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. — read the full passage →

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: — 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;

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.

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.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.