Does God want us to prosper?

Money Scriptures in the Bible.

What does the Bible have to say about our money and finances?

The Bible has a lot of scriptures about our money and our finances. God wants us to prosper and gives us scriptures about how to get money, how to keep what we get and wow to use wisdom concerning our money. When we look at Jesus' 39 parables, we find over half of them use money or work as a teaching tool.

Listed below are Bible scriptures regarding various money related topics. This is not a complete list, but hopefully it will give you a good start to find out what the Bible says about money. Money verses from the Bible

1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.Proverbs 24:3-4

Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms shall be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.Luke 14:28-30

For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he may have enough to finish it; lest perhaps, after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish, all those seeing begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish.Proverbs 25:28

He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a broken down city without a wall.Proverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant, sluggard; consider her ways and be wise; who, having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provides her food in the summer and gathers her food in the harvest.Proverbs 21:5

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenty; but the thoughts of everyone who is hasty only to poverty.Proverbs 27:23

Know well the face of your flocks; set your heart on your herds.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness actually is a means of great gain when accompanied by contentment.1 Timothy 6:7-10

For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.Hebrews 13:5

Keep your life free from the love of money, and be content with what you have.Philippians 4:11-13

For I have learned to be content, whatever the circumstances may be. I know now how to live when things are difficult and I know how to live when things are prosperous. In general and in particular I have learned the secret of eating well or going hungry of facing either plenty of poverty. I am ready for anything through the strength of the One who lives within me.Luke 3:14

Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, And what about us, what shall we do And he said to them, Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.Luke 12:15

Then He said to them, Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.Ecclesiastes 5:10

Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Deuteronomy 15:6 For the LORD your God will bless you as He has promised you, and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows and does not pay back, but the righteous is gracious and gives.Proverbs 22:7

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender s slave.Romans 13:8

Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.Proverbs 22:26-27

Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts; if you lack the means to pay, your very bed will be snatched from under youDeuteronomy 28:12

The LORD will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.Ecclesiastes 5:5

It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay

Deuteronomy 14:23 You shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.Proverbs 3:9-10

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.Matthew 23:23

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.2 Corinthians 8: 13-14

For this is not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but by way of equality at this present time your abundance being a supply for their need, so that their abundance also may become a supply for your need, that there may be equality. .2 Corinthians 9:6-8

Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed . . .Hebrews 7:1-2

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.Proverbs 11:25

The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.Acts 20:35

In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.Deuteronomy 15:10

Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.Proverbs 22:9

He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.

Proverbs 24:27 Prepare your work outside and make it ready for yourself in the field; afterwards, then, build your house.Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven, and also the eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. Proverbs 15:22

Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed.

Matthew 5:42 Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.Proverbs 3:27-28

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back, and tomorrow I will give it," when you have it with you.Deuteronomy 24:10

When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not enter his house to take his pledge.Psalm 15:5

He does not put out his money at interest, nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.Exodus 22:25

If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.Leviticus 25:35-37

Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you. You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain.Deuteronomy 23:19-20

You shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest. You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess.Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.Proverbs 22:3

The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, but the naive go on, and are punished for it.Proverbs 24:3-4

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, the naive proceed and pay the penalty.Proverbs 27:23

Know well the condition of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds;Luke 14:28-30

For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it "Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him, saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish. '"1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.Proverb 16:9

A man s heart deviseth his way: but, the Lord directeth his steps.Proverbs 24:27

Prepare your work outside and make it ready for yourself in the field; afterwards, then, build your house.Genesis 41:34-36

Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance. "Then let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh's authority, and let them guard it. "Let the food become as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which will occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish during the famine.Ecclesiastes 11:2

Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.1 Timothy 6:7

For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either.Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, the naive proceed and pay the penaltyProverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant,o sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, which, having no chief, officer or ruler, prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provision in the harvest.Proverbs 15:22

Without consultation, plans are frustrated, but with many counselors they succeed.Proverbs 13:16

A wise man thinks ahead; a fool doesn't, and even brags about it!Proverbs 13:19

It is pleasant to see plans develop. That is why fools refuse to give them up even when they are wrong.Proverbs 16:1

We can make our plans, but the final outcome is in God's hands.

Matthew 6:21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Exodus 23:12

Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the slave born in your household, and the alien as well, may be refreshed.Matthew 6:24

No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.Matthew 6:33

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Matthew 7:11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.1 Chronicles 28:20

David also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.Nehemiah 6:9

They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, "Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed." But I prayed, "Now strengthen my hands."Matthew 6:31-32

Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat ' or 'What will we drink ' or 'What will we wear for clothing ' For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything; you may have an abundance for every good deed;Psalm 37:25

I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his descendants begging bread.John 21:6

And He said to them, "Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch." So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.Luke 12:7

Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows.

Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name's sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.Ephesians 3:20

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.Joshua 1:8

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.1 Chronicles 22:12

Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the Lord charged Moses concerning Israel. Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.Psalm 1: 1-3

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.Psalm 122:6

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. Matthew 6:4

That your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.3 John 1:2

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.Genesis 26:12

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed himProverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.Proverbs 13:11

Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles, but the one who gathers by labor increases it.Malachi 3:10

"Bring 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. Genesis 39:3

Now his master saw that the Lord was with him and how the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hand.2 Chronicles 31:21

Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.Psalm 35:27

Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication; and let them say continually, "The Lord be magnified, who delights in the prosperity of His servant."Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.Deuteronomy 8:18

remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth."Deuteronomy 15:10

You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.

1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.Proverbs 30:25

The ants are not a strong people, but they prepare their food in the summer;Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, the naive proceed and pay the penaltyProverbs 30:24-25

Four things are small on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: The ants are not a strong people, but they prepare their food in the summer;Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.Proverbs 21:20

The wise man saves for the future but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.

Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the highest heavens, the earth and all that is in it.I Chronicles 29:11

Yours, o Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, o Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.Psalm 50:10-12

For every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird of the mountains, and everything that moves in the field is Mine. If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and all it contains.Exodus 35:35

He has filled them with skill to perform every work of an engraver and of a designer and of an embroiderer, in blue and in purple and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.Luke 16:10

He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.Romans 14:8

For if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's.Luke 14:33

So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.Luke 3:11

And he would answer and say to them, "The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise."Luke 6:30

Give to everyone who asks of you, and whoever takes away what is yours, do not demand it back.Luke 16:9-11

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. "He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you Luke 12:47-48And that slave who knew his master's will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes, but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

Matthew 19:29And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name's sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.Ephesians 3:20

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.Joshua 1:8

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.Psalm 1:1-3

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.Luke 9:48

and said to them, "Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me; for the one who is least among all of you, this is the one who is great."Matthew 23:12

Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.Matthew 6:24

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other you cannot serve God and wealth.Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man skilled in his work He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.Proverbs 22:4

The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, honor and life.Ephesians 3:20

Now glory be to God who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts or hopes.

Proverbs 11:15He who is guarantor for a stranger will surely suffer for it, but he who hates being a guarantor is secure.Proverbs 17:18

A man lacking in sense pledges and becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.Proverbs 22:26-27

Do not be among those who give pledges, among those who become guarantors for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should he take your bed from under you Psalm 37:26

All day long he is gracious and lends, and his descendants are a blessing.Proverbs 6:1-2

My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor, have given a pledge for a stranger, if you have been snared with the words of your mouth, have been caught with the words of your mouth,Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; and for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.

Matthew 22:21They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's. Romans 13:7

Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

Proverbs 3:9-10Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.Exodus 23:19

You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the Lord your God You are not to boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.Exodus 34:26

You shall bring the very first of the first fruits of your soil into the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.Ezekiel 44:30

The first of all the first fruits of every kind and every contribution of every kind, from all your contributions, shall be for the priests; you shall also give to the priest the first of your dough to cause a blessing to rest on your house.Genesis 28:20-22

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and garments to wear, and I return to my father's house in safety, then the Lord will be my God. "This stone, which I have set up as a pillar, will be God's house, and of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You."Malachi 3:8-10

Will a man rob God Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, 'How have we robbed You ' In tithes and offerings. "You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test 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 a blessing until it overflows. Matthew 23:23

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.2 Corinthians 9:7

Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.2 Corinthians 8:5

and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.Luke 12:33-34

Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Matthew 25:29

For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."Proverbs 11:24-25

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, and there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. The generous man will be prosperous, and he who waters will himself be watered.Galatians 6:7

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice.Genesis 14:20

And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand. He gave him a tenth of all.Genesis 28:22

This stone, which I have set up as a pillar, will be God's house, and of all that you give me I will surely give a tenth to you.Deuteronomy 14:22-23

You shall surely tithe all the produce from what you sow, which comes out of the field every year. You shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may earn to fear the Lord your God always.Deuteronomy 26:12

When you have finished paying all the tithe of your increase in the third year, the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan and to the widow, that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.Leviticus 27:30

Thus all the tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord 's; it is holy to the Lord.Amos 4:4

Enter Bethel and transgress; In Gilgal multiply transgression! Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days.Nehemiah 10:38

The priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes, and the Levites shall bring up the tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse.Deuteronomy 14:28

At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town.1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of Galatia, so do you also. On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.2 Corinthians 8:13-14

For this is not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but by way of equality at this present time your abundance being a supply for their need, so that their abundance also may become a supply for your need, that there may be equality;

1 Timothy 5:8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.Exodus 23:12

Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as your stranger, may refresh themselves.Genesis 2:15

Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the Garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man skilled in his work He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.Colossians 3:17

Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men.Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slack hand will be put to forced labor.Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is made fat.Proverbs 18:9

He also who is slack in his work is brother to him who destroys.Proverbs 24:30-34

I passed by the field of the sluggard and by the vineyard of the man lacking sense, and behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction. "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest," Then your poverty will come as a robber and your want like an armed man.2 Thessalonians 3:10-11

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies.Proverbs 14:23

In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.Proverbs 28:19

He who tills his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.Proverbs 24:27

Prepare your work outside and make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterwards, then, build your house.1 Chronicles 28:20

Then David said to his son Solomon, "Be strong and courageous, and act; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you He will not fail you nor forsake you until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.2 Chronicles 31:21

Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.Nehemiah 4:6

So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.Philippians 2:13

for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,Proverbs 16:3

Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.Romans 12:11

not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;Proverbs 20:13

Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing.Proverbs 12:14

A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, and the deeds of a man's hands will return to him.Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, for his hands refuse to work;Acts 18:3

and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.