Bible Verses About Prosperity And Riches

Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

Bible says riches and honor can be with wisdom.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

passage on faithful use of unrighteous mammon

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Bible says the Lord makes rich.

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.

Direct passage for God and mammon

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;

Direct Bible warning against setting hope on riches.

No servant 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.

Parallel passage for God and mammon

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.

Bible warns wanting to be rich leads to ruin.

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

General warning about storing treasure is relevant but already central elsewhere.

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Blessing passage in terms of prosperity

And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

Bible passage calls riches deceitful.

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Bible proverb warns trust in riches leads to a fall.

And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

God makes abundantly prosperous

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:

Abraham prospered greatly

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 warning that love of money destroys faith.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Shows outward wealth can hide inward lack.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Bible text says riches can hurt their owner.

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Bible text warns against boasting in wealth.

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Direct gospel warning about rich people entering the kingdom.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Bible command to be rich in good works.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Bible says wealth should flow to the poor.

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Bible theme of being poor yet making many rich is relevant background.

But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Direct warning to the rich, but it mainly supports the danger theme.

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

Those who love wisdom inherit wealth

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

Prophetic warning to rich men.

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.