Bible Verses About Get Rich Quick Schemes
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for get rich quick schemes, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 701 votes, led by Proverbs 13:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Get Rich Quick Schemes
Proverbs 13:11145 votes
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Proverbs 28:19-2084 votes
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Hebrews 13:5-652 votes
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Proverbs 28:2041 votes
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Luke 16:1041 votes
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
1 Timothy 6:1041 votes
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.
Hebrews 13:539 votes
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Proverbs 24:30-3438 votes
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 22:1633 votes
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Proverbs 28:2227 votes
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 24:2724 votes
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
Matthew 6:3323 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Proverbs 13:1-2519 votes
A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Jeremiah 17:1114 votes
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
James 1:1-2713 votes
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Proverbs 20:412 votes
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Luke 12:1512 votes
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.
Revelation 1:112 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:
Titus 1:711 votes
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Proverbs 28:1910 votes
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Luke 16:1110 votes
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
What does the Bible say about get rich quick schemes?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 13:11 on the subject of get rich quick schemes. Across 701 votes, 21 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 28:19-20, Hebrews 13:5-6, Proverbs 28:20. This page lists all 21 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.