Bible Verses About Parsimony

You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.

Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops.

I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”

When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?

This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.”

But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was going to betray Him, asked,

“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?”