The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more. But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. . . .

A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. . . .

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”

For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. . . .

Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who then can be saved?” . . .

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.

So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

For no word from God will ever fail.”

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities. This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

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

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John, who testifies to everything he saw. This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near. John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, . . .

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. . . .

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.