Bible Verses About Material Possessions
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for material possessions, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 7,814 votes, led by Matthew 6:19-21. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Material Possessions
Matthew 6:19-21637 votes
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Luke 12:15490 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.
Luke 12:33-34472 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.
1 Timothy 6:17-19398 votes
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Matthew 16:26312 votes
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
1 Timothy 6:10278 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.
1 John 3:17270 votes
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 Timothy 6:9248 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.
Matthew 6:24224 votes
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 6:33205 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
1 John 2:16190 votes
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Acts 4:32-35127 votes
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Psalms 37:7-9122 votes
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Proverbs 15:16107 votes
Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Ephesians 4:28104 votes
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
2 Corinthians 9:7100 votes
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Hebrews 13:597 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.
Romans 13:8-1090 votes
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Luke 16:19-3181 votes
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
Psalms 24:180 votes
The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2 Corinthians 4:1873 votes
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
1 Timothy 6:6-868 votes
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
1 Timothy 6:1768 votes
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Luke 12:1-5967 votes
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 6:24-2566 votes
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
What does the Bible say about material possessions?
Readers most often cite Matthew 6:19-21 on the subject of material possessions. Across 7,814 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 12:15, Luke 12:33-34, 1 Timothy 6:17-19. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.