Bible Verses About Riches: General references

`And it hath been, when Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land which He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to thee--cities great and good, which thou hast not built,

and houses full of all good things which thou hast not filled, and wells digged which thou hast not digged, vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied;

`Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;

and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied, and hast blessed Jehovah thy God, on the good land which he hath given to thee.

`Take heed to thyself, lest thou forget Jehovah thy God so as not to keep His commands, and His judgments, and His statutes which I am commanding thee to-day;

lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited;

and thy herd and thy flock be multiplied, and silver and gold be multiplied to thee; and all that is thine be multiplied:

`And thy heart hath been high, and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy God (who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;

who is causing thee to go in the great and the terrible wilderness--burning serpent, and scorpion, and thirst--where there is no water; who is bringing out to thee waters from the flinty rock;

who is causing thee to eat manna in the wilderness, which thy fathers have not known, in order to humble thee, and in order to try thee, to do thee good in thy latter end),

and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth:

`And thou hast remembered Jehovah thy God, for He it is who is giving to thee power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant which He hath sworn to thy fathers as at this day.

and I bring them in unto the ground which I have sworn to their fathers--flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten, and been satisfied, and been fat, and have turned unto other gods, and they have served them, and despised Me, and broken My covenant.

And Jeshurun waxeth fat, and doth kick: Thou hast been fat--thou hast been thick, Thou hast been covered. And he leaveth God who made him, And dishonoureth the Rock of his salvation.

Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.

Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

Treasures of wickedness profit not, And righteousness delivereth from death.

The blessing of Jehovah--it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth is abundant.

The ransom of a man's life are his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools is folly.

In the house of the righteous is abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked--trouble.

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.