9 Bible Verses about Gambling
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Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
Then they crucified him and divided his clothes, throwing dice for them, to decide what each would take.
[But Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing."] Then they threw dice to divide his clothes.
They are dividing up my clothes among themselves; they are rolling dice for my garments.
So the soldiers said to one another, "Let's not tear it, but throw dice to see who will get it." This took place to fulfill the scripture that says, "They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice." So the soldiers did these things.
Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.