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Bible Verses About Money

“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:”

— Proverbs 3:9

Jesus talked about money more than about heaven and hell combined, and the verses below show why: money is where trust becomes visible. Matthew 6:24 names the competition outright — "Ye cannot serve God and mammon" — and Proverbs 22:7 states the power economics of debt in one line: "the borrower is servant to the lender." The Old Testament adds the tithe's test (Malachi 3:10, the one place God invites a audit) and Proverbs supplies the work ethic; the New Testament supplies the guardrails — 1 Timothy 6:10's misquoted and misused warning (it is the love of money, not money, that is the root), Luke 12:15's caution against a life defined by possessions. Fifteen verses, full KJV text, for budgets, tithes, debts and the anxiety that keeps the midnight finance tabs open.

Quick answer: Matthew 6:24 is the central verse: "No man can serve two masters... Ye cannot serve God and mammon." The most misquoted is 1 Timothy 6:10 — "For the love of money is the root of all evil" — which is about affection, not currency. Proverbs 22:7 is the most practical: "The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender."

The 15 verses, in full text

01 · King James Version

Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

Proverbs 3:9

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02 · King James Version

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Proverbs 11:28

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03 · King James Version

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

Proverbs 13:11

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04 · King James Version

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Proverbs 19:17

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05 · King James Version

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:7

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06 · King James Version

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Proverbs 23:4

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07 · King James Version

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 23:5

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08 · King James Version

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

Ecclesiastes 5:10

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09 · King James Version

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

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10 · King James Version

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 6:19

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11 · King James Version

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Matthew 6:20

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12 · King James Version

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6:21

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13 · King James Version

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 6:24

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14 · King James Version

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

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15 · King James Version

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10

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When to read these verses

These verses are read in budgeting seasons (Proverbs 21:5, 22:7), before giving decisions (2 Corinthians 9:7, Malachi 3:10 — both on the giving and generosity pages), in debt-recovery years (Proverbs 6:1-5 sits on the debt page), and in the quiet comparison-shopping of a heart (Matthew 6:19-21, Luke 12:15). A note on the tithe verse: Malachi 3:10 is addressed to a nation withholding temple offerings, and churches apply it differently — this page reports what it says, not which financial plan it endorses. The giving and generosity lists carry the verses about handing money outward; this page carries the verses about the heart's relation to it.

How to use this list

Copy the verse that names your current file — Proverbs 22:7 for a debt conversation, Matthew 6:21 for a heart audit ("For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"), 1 Timothy 6:6 for the contentment ledger ("godliness with contentment is great gain"). Each card toggles between the King James Version and the World English Bible; "mammon" becomes simply "money" or "wealth" in the WEB, which is worth seeing — the archaic word hides how ordinary the idol is. If you are reading for a study or a small group, the verses pair naturally into three sessions: earning (Proverbs), owing (22:7), and releasing (Matthew 6).

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Bible say about money?
More than most topics: it treats money as morally neutral but spiritually radioactive — a tool that becomes a master unless guarded (Matthew 6:24), a test of trust (Luke 16:10-11), and a resource with the poor waiting in the sentence after every wealth warning. Proverbs praises diligent earning and condemns oppressive gain in the same book; Jesus tells one rich ruler to sell everything and a wealthy woman to fund his ministry. The consistent thread is ownership: God owns, people steward.
Is money the root of all evil?
No — 1 Timothy 6:10 says "the love of money is the root of all evil," and the difference is the whole verse. Money is a tool; the love of it is an allegiance. Paul's fuller context (6:6-10) is about contentment and the harm done by people who desire to be rich — "they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." The misquote matters: plenty of verse pages repeat it wrong, and this site renders the actual text.
What does "ye cannot serve God and mammon" mean?
Matthew 6:24. Mammon is an Aramaic word for wealth or property, and Jesus personifies it as a rival master — not because money is demonic, but because serving it requires the same totality serving God does: trust, time, first-fruit thinking. The verse's logic is exclusivity, not poverty; the following verses (6:25-34) redirect the anxiety toward "seek ye first the kingdom of God."
What does the Bible say about debt?
Proverbs 22:7 states the structure — "the borrower is servant to the lender" — and Proverbs 6:1-5 advises escaping surety (co-signing) with the urgency of a bird from a fowler's snare. Romans 13:8 compresses the ethic: "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another." Scripture never calls debt a sin; it calls it a leash. The debt verses page collects the full program.

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