Psalm 23
The LORD the Shepherd of His People
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
Psalm 119
36Incline my heart to Your testimonies,
And not to covetousness.
Proverbs 3
9Honor the LORD with your possessions,
And with the first fruits of all your
increase;
10So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new
wine.
Proverbs 11
28He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like
foliage
Proverbs 19
The Fear of the Lord Leads to Life
1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than one who is perverse in his lips,
and is a fool.
Proverbs 21
20There is desirable treasure,
And oil in the dwelling of the wise,
But a foolish man squanders it.
Proverbs 28
19He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will
have poverty enough
Ecclesiastes 10
19A feast is made for laughter,
And wine makes merry;
But money answers everything
Isaiah 55
An Invitation to Abundant Life
A Free Offer of Mercy to All
1 "Ho! Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
2Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not
satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what
is good,
And let your soul delight itself in
abundance.
Malachi 3
10Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,"
Says the LORD of hosts,
"If I will not open for you the
windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to
receive it.
Matthew 6
You Cannot Serve God and Riches
24 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and
love the other, or else he will be
loyal to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Matthew 25
The Parable of the Talents
(1)
14 "For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far
country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them
Mark 8
36For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and
loses his own soul?
Mark 10
Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler
(1)
17 Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt
before Him, and asked Him,
"Good Teacher, what shall
I do that I may inherit eternal life?"
18So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but
One, that is, God.
19You know the
commandments: "Do not commit adultery,' "Do not murder,' "Do not steal,'
"Do not bear false witness,' "Do not defraud,' "Honor your father and your
mother."'[1]
20And he answered and said to Him, "Teacher, all these things I have
kept from my youth."
21Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing
you lack: Go your way,
sell whatever you have
and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come,
take up the cross, and follow Me." 22But he was sad at this word, and
went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
With God All Things Are Possible
(2)
23 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, "How hard it
is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!"
Mark 12
The Widow's Two Mites
(1)
41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put
money into the treasury.
And many who were rich put in much. 42Then one poor widow came and
threw in two mites,[1]
which
make a quadrans. 43So
He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you
that
this poor widow has put
in more than all those who have given to the treasury;
44for they all put in out
of their abundance, but
she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood."
Luke 6
38Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, and running
over will be put into
your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to
you."
1 Corinthians 4
12And we labor, working with our own hands. Being
reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
2 Corinthians 9
The Cheerful Giver
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and
he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
1 Thessalonians 4
12that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that
you may lack nothing.
Philippians 4
11Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever
state I am, to be content:
12I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and
in all things I have
earned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
13I can do all things
through Christ[1]
who strengthens me.
Philippians 4
19And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in
glory by Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 6
6Now godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we
brought nothing into this world, and it is certain[1]
we can carry nothing out.
8And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. 9But
those who
desire to be rich fall
into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown
men
in destruction and
perdition. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil,
for which some have strayed
from the faith in their
greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
1 John 3
17But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need,
and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
