Bible Verses About Getting Rich
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for getting rich, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 437 votes, led by Hebrews 13:5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Getting Rich
Hebrews 13:546 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 22:745 votes
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Matthew 6:3343 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Mark 10:2527 votes
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Luke 16:19-3121 votes
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Proverbs 13:1120 votes
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Proverbs 28:2019 votes
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Deuteronomy 8:1818 votes
But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Proverbs 10:2218 votes
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Proverbs 13:2217 votes
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Proverbs 21:2017 votes
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
1 Timothy 6:917 votes
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Proverbs 23:4-516 votes
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 28:2214 votes
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
1 Timothy 6:1013 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.
Ecclesiastes 5:1012 votes
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
Matthew 6:31-3312 votes
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
2 Corinthians 8:911 votes
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Hebrews 13:5-611 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 23:410 votes
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
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.
Matthew 6:19-2110 votes
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Luke 6:3810 votes
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
What does the Bible say about getting rich?
Readers most often cite Hebrews 13:5 on the subject of getting rich. Across 437 votes, 23 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 22:7, Matthew 6:33, Mark 10:25. This page lists all 23 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.