61 Bible Verses about Money, Stewardship Of

Do not steal.

Do not steal.

Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.

The one who assaults his father and evicts his mother
is a disgraceful and shameful son.

You know the commandments:

Do not murder;
do not commit adultery;
do not steal;
do not bear false witness;
do not defraud;
honor your father and mother.”

“You must not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages due a hired hand must not remain with you until morning.

Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

Differing weights and varying measures—
both are detestable to the Lord.

You profaned your sanctuaries
by the magnitude of your iniquities
in your dishonest trade.
So I made fire come from within you,
and it consumed you.
I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of everyone watching you.

“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.

who does not lend his money at interest
or take a bribe against the innocent—
the one who does these things will never be moved.

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

You must not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words of the righteous.

The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.

Better a little with righteousness
than great income with injustice.

He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.

He told them, “Don’t collect any more than what you have been authorized.”

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who reaped your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.

He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men.

Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.

“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;
stop giving your attention to it.

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will not take a thread or sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, so you can never say, ‘I made Abram rich.’

What will it benefit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?

What is a man benefited if he gains the whole world, yet loses or forfeits himself?

Then He told them a parable: “A rich man’s land was very productive. He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops? I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there. read more.
Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’ “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’ “That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ that quietly working, they may eat their own food.

But Abram said, “Lord God, what can You give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

“These men are peaceful toward us,” they said. “Let them live in our land and move about in it, for indeed, the region is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as our wives and give our daughters to them.

There is profit in all hard work,
but endless talk leads only to poverty.

A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a sensible wife is from the Lord.

then you should have deposited my money with the bankers. And when I returned I would have received my money back with interest.

why didn’t you put my money in the bank? And when I returned, I would have collected it with interest!’

Know well the condition of your flock,
and pay attention to your herds,
for wealth is not forever;
not even a crown lasts for all time.

“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest so that he may total up the money brought into the Lord’s temple—the money the doorkeepers have collected from the people. It is to be put into the hands of those doing the work—those who oversee the Lord’s temple. They in turn are to give it to the workmen in the Lord’s temple to repair the damage. They are to give it to the carpenters, builders, and masons to buy timber and quarried stone to repair the temple. read more.
But no accounting is to be required from them for the money put into their hands since they work with integrity.”

“For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one—to each according to his own ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately the man who had received five talents went, put them to work, and earned five more. read more.
In the same way the man with two earned two more. But the man who had received one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. “After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. The man who had received five talents approached, presented five more talents, and said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. Look, I’ve earned five more talents.’ “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’ “Then the man with two talents also approached. He said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. Look, I’ve earned two more talents.’ “His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave! You were faithful over a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Share your master’s joy!’ “Then the man who had received one talent also approached and said, ‘Master, I know you. You’re a difficult man, reaping where you haven’t sown and gathering where you haven’t scattered seed. So I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the ground. Look, you have what is yours.’ “But his master replied to him, ‘You evil, lazy slave! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered, then you should have deposited my money with the bankers. And when I returned I would have received my money back with interest.

Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much. So if you have not been faithful with the unrighteous money, who will trust you with what is genuine? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own?

In this regard, it is expected of managers that each one of them be found faithful.

But if anyone does not provide for his own, that is his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

If any believing woman has widows in her family, she should help them, and the church should not be burdened, so that it can help those who are genuinely widows.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,
and He will give a reward to the lender.

The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away
will receive many curses.

But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Since Judas kept the money-bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.

They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.

for Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I made every effort to do.

Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,

The one who is taught the message must share all his good things with the teacher.

Honor the Lord with your possessions
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
then your barns will be completely filled,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this way,” says the Lord of Hosts. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.

Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous money so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings.

Still, you did well by sharing with me in my hardship. And you Philippians know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone. For even in Thessalonica you sent gifts for my need several times. read more.
Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit that is increasing to your account. But I have received everything in full, and I have an abundance. I am fully supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you provided—a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.