Money Management

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

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

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.

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 →

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

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 →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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

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.

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

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

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

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

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

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

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

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

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

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 →

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.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

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

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. — read the full passage →

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:

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

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

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

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. — read the full passage →

Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. — read the full passage →

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

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

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

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:

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

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

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

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

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:

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.

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. — read the full passage →

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

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 →

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

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

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

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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.

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

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.

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

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the Lord of hosts.

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

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;

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.