Bible Verses About Material Wealth
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for material wealth, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 7,875 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 Wealth
Matthew 6:19-21284 votes
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Hebrews 13:5258 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.
Matthew 6:24242 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.
Luke 12:15195 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.
1 Timothy 6:7-10186 votes
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
Proverbs 11:28177 votes
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Matthew 6:33171 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
1 Timothy 6:10125 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.
Proverbs 13:22123 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 10:22114 votes
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Acts 20:35111 votes
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Deuteronomy 8:18104 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.
Luke 12:33101 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.
Mark 10:2593 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.
1 John 2:1691 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.
Proverbs 11:24-2587 votes
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Malachi 3:1084 votes
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.
Ecclesiastes 5:1082 votes
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
Luke 6:2082 votes
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
1 Timothy 6:1782 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;
Psalms 62:1081 votes
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Matthew 16:2680 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?
Matthew 6:25-3279 votes
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
1 Timothy 6:17-1977 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;
Philippians 4:1974 votes
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
What does the Bible say about material wealth?
Readers most often cite Matthew 6:19-21 on the subject of material wealth. Across 7,875 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Hebrews 13:5, Matthew 6:24, Luke 12:15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.