Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5
trust | materialism | debt
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11
greed | work | debt
But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:9
greed | materialism
Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,
and he adds no trouble to it.
Proverbs 10:22
blessing | dependence | work
Don’t weary yourself to be rich.
In your wisdom, show restraint.
Proverbs 23:4
greed | planning
He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 5:10
greed | materialism
Honor Yahweh with your substance,
with the first fruits of all your increase.
Proverbs 3:9
sacrifice | giving | harvest
Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh,
than great treasure with trouble.
Proverbs 15:16
awe | materialism
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:21
materialism | heart | desires
He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
Luke 12:15
greed | materialism | contentment
Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Romans 13:7
honesty | awe | debt
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 16:16
materialism | wisdom
But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and we have given you of your own.
1 Chronicles 29:14
giving | dependence
Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
1 Timothy 6:17
joy | materialism | pride
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 Timothy 6:10
evil | greed | desires
His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
Matthew 25:21
reliability | reward | blessing
Remove far from me falsehood and lies.
Give me neither poverty nor riches.
Feed me with the food that is needful for me.
Proverbs 30:8
materialism | food | reliability
That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
A poor man is better than a liar.
Proverbs 19:22
reliability | goodness | poverty
Better is a little that the righteous has,
than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
Psalm 37:16-17
sin | righteousness
For Yahweh your God will bless you, as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.
Deuteronomy 15:6
debt | blessing
A good name is more desirable than great riches,
and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:1
materialism | relationships
Why do you set your eyes on that which is not?
For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
Proverbs 23:5
desires | materialism
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing.
Romans 13:6
honesty | greed
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
Proverbs 18:11
materialism
Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:4
righteousness | materialism | punishment
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
Luke 14:28
debt | planning
Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.
Ecclesiastes 5:19
food | work | receiving
I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.
Philippians 4:12
contentment | food | life
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 10:2
honesty | righteousness
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies,
as much as in all riches.
Psalm 119:14
law | joy
No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.
Matthew 6:24
serving | debt | materialism
Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all!
1 Chronicles 29:12
almighty | strength
But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?
1 John 3:17
neighbor | compassion | love
House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.
Proverbs 19:14
relationships
Yahweh makes poor and makes rich.
He brings low, he also lifts up.
1 Samuel 2:7
almighty | humility | dependence
Better is a little with righteousness,
than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16:8
righteousness | contentment | honesty
As sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing all things.
2 Corinthians 6:10
sadness | joy | materialism
Yahweh restored Job’s prosperity when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Job 42:10
prayer | blessing
When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
Ecclesiastes 5:11
materialism | desires
The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back,
but the righteous give generously.
Psalm 37:21
debt | righteousness | giving
The rich rule over the poor.
The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
debt | slavery | poverty
Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position; and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
James 1:9-10
pride | humility
The ransom of a man’s life is his riches,
but the poor hear no threats.
Proverbs 13:8
materialism | fear | poverty
What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
Matthew 13:22
Word of God | worrying | temptation
But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.”
Acts 5:3-4
lying | honesty | devil
You shall most certainly not make gods of silver or gods of gold for yourselves to be alongside me.
Exodus 20:23
law | idols