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Bible Verses About Money
The Bible does not condemn money but warns against loving it, and calls us to trust God as provider, be content, and be generous. Matthew 6:33, Philippians 4:19 and 1 Timothy 6:6-10 are among the clearest verses about money. Scripture treats money as a servant to steward, never a master to serve.
Bible verses about money
“For the love of money is the root of all evil.”
1 Timothy 6:10 · King James Version (public domain)
“Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
Matthew 6:24 · King James Version (public domain)
“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.”
Hebrews 13:5 · King James Version (public domain)
“Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase.”
Proverbs 3:9-10 · King James Version (public domain)
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”
Matthew 6:33 · King James Version (public domain)
When we put God's kingdom first, He takes responsibility for the daily things we were straining to secure.
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19 · King James Version (public domain)
Your supply is measured not by your account but by God's riches in glory, given through Christ Jesus.
“Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?”
Matthew 6:26 · King James Version (public domain)
If the Father feeds the birds who neither earn nor store, He surely counts you worth far more.
“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.”
Luke 12:15 · King James Version (public domain)
Jesus warns that no amount of money is our life, freeing us from the grip of never having enough.
“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
Proverbs 22:7 · King James Version (public domain)
This honest word about the borrower and lender helps us seek wisdom and freedom rather than deeper debt.
“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
Proverbs 13:11 · King James Version (public domain)
Money gathered in haste slips away, but steady faithful labor is what God causes to grow.
“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.”
Malachi 3:10 · King James Version (public domain)
God invites us to trust Him first with our giving and promises to open heaven's provision in return.
“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
Psalms 37:25 · King James Version (public domain)
Across a long life the psalmist testifies he never saw the righteous abandoned or their children begging bread.
“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.”
2 Corinthians 8:9 · King James Version (public domain)
Christ became poor to make us rich, so our deepest wealth is already secured in Him and cannot fail.
How these verses point to Christ
These verses are not slogans to prop yourself up. Every true word the Bible speaks about money finds its yes in Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:20). He is where money, rightly understood, was always leading; come to Him and receive what no verse alone can give.
You do not have to carry this alone
On The Living Bread you can read these passages in full, ask Simon what they mean, hear how Christ has met others in the same place, and pray them with a community that will pray for you by name. You are welcome exactly as you are.
Questions people ask about money
- What does the Bible say about money?
- Scripture says to seek God's kingdom first and trust Him to provide (Matthew 6:33), warns that the love of money is 'the root of all evil' (1 Timothy 6:10), and commends contentment and generosity.
- What did Jesus say about money?
- Jesus said, 'Ye cannot serve God and mammon' (Matthew 6:24), warned, 'Take heed, and beware of covetousness' (Luke 12:15), and urged us to 'lay up... treasures in heaven' rather than on earth (Matthew 6:19-21).
- Does the Bible say money is the root of all evil?
- Not money itself, but the love of it. 1 Timothy 6:10 says, 'the love of money is the root of all evil,' warning against greed rather than condemning honest provision.
- Is it a sin to have money?
- No. Money itself is not sinful; the Bible warns against the love of money (1 Timothy 6:10) and calls those with means to be humble, generous, and to trust God rather than riches (1 Timothy 6:17-18).
- What does the Bible say about debt?
- Proverbs 22:7 warns that 'the borrower is servant to the lender,' and Romans 13:8 urges, 'Owe no man any thing, but to love one another,' counseling us toward freedom and faithfulness with what we owe.
- What does the Bible say about financial worry?
- Jesus teaches in Matthew 6:25-33 not to worry about provision, because our Father knows our needs; and Philippians 4:19 promises, 'my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.'
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