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Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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. — read the full passage →

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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.

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. — read the full passage →

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. — read the full passage →

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; — read the full passage →

We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;

But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine unto Destiny; — read the full passage →

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

But thou shalt remember Jehovah 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 at this day.

Jehovah, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!

Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, — read the full passage →

For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

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

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

abstain from every form of evil.

I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. — read the full passage →

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

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

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:— — read the full passage →

Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith Jehovah. — read the full passage →

The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples. — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah 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. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; — read the full passage →

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition. — 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.

But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. — read the full passage →

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

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

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine unto Destiny;

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? Forrichescertainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: — read the full passage →

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.