Bible Verses About Gambling And Games Of Chance

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Connects covetousness with idolatry.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Explicitly names covetousness among sins.

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.

Direct passage on love of money and wandering from the faith.

The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

Says the lot is under the Lord's rule

And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

Neutral biblical casting of lots

And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

Neutral biblical use of lots in distribution

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

Covetousness and making merchandise of people.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

About casting lots ending disputes, not gambling

Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:

Uses lot language in a proverb about partnership

He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

Warning against covetousness.

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

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.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Rejects the idea that gain is godliness.

Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

Scripture text about casting lots for Christ's garments.

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

Music and worship, not gambling

But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.

Fortune language, not gambling instruction

And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

About fortune-telling and divination, only loosely related

Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

About sorcery and enchantments, only loosely related

And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

Same biblical lot-casting practice.

Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

Divination warning, not gambling