Bible Verses About Acquiring Too Much
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for acquiring too much, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 982 votes, led by Luke 12:33. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Acquiring Too Much
Luke 12:3340 votes
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Revelation 1:131 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Matthew 19:2127 votes
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Luke 18:2227 votes
Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Mark 10:2124 votes
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Jeremiah 29:1119 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Matthew 6:3319 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Luke 12:4819 votes
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Romans 12:219 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Ephesians 3:2018 votes
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Acts 5:815 votes
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Exodus 36:714 votes
For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.
Numbers 11:1414 votes
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
Numbers 16:314 votes
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord?
Numbers 16:714 votes
And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi.
Deuteronomy 14:2414 votes
And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:
Joshua 19:914 votes
Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
Joshua 22:814 votes
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
1 Samuel 14:3014 votes
How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
2 Samuel 10:1114 votes
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
1 Kings 12:2814 votes
Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
1 Chronicles 19:1214 votes
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee.
Esther 1:1814 votes
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
Psalms 73:1614 votes
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
Psalms 118:2414 votes
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
What does the Bible say about acquiring too much?
Readers most often cite Luke 12:33 on the subject of acquiring too much. Across 982 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Revelation 1:1, Matthew 19:21, Luke 18:22. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.