Popular Bible Verses about Wealth - Page 9

Found 163 Verses (from 81)

Matthew 13:22

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The seed falling among the thorns refers to people who hear the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. NIV

As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word, and it yields no fruit. AMP

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. KJV

Ecclesiastes 5:10

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Those who love money never have enough; those who love wealth are never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless. NIV

He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance with gain. This also is vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility)! AMP

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. KJV

Luke 16:11

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So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? NIV

Therefore if you have not been faithful in the [case of] unrighteous mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions), who will entrust to you the true riches? AMP

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? KJV

Proverbs 13:11

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Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow. NIV

Wealth [not earned but] won in haste or unjustly or from the production of things for vain or detrimental use [such riches] will dwindle away, but he who gathers little by little will increase [his riches]. AMP

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. KJV

Ecclesiastes 9:11

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I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all. NIV

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise nor riches to men of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all. [Ps. 33:16-19; Rom. 9:16.] AMP

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. KJV

Mark 10:23

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Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!" NIV

And Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, With what difficulty will those who possess wealth and keep on holding it enter the kingdom of God! AMP

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! KJV

Proverbs 10:4

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Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth. NIV

He becomes poor who works with a slack and idle hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. AMP

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. KJV

Luke 21:4

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"All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on." NIV

For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. KJV

Proverbs 22:16

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Those who oppress the poor to increase their wealth and those who give gifts to the rich – both come to poverty. NIV

He who oppresses the poor to get gain for himself and he who gives to the rich--both will surely come to want. AMP

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. KJV

1 Corinthians 10:24

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No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. NIV

Let no one then seek his own good and advantage and profit, but [rather] each one of the other [let him seek the welfare of his neighbor]. AMP

Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. KJV