Money — Page 2
Verses 11–20 of 56
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Psalm 24:1 KJV
“The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”
Context & Meaning
All wealth ultimately belongs to God; humans are stewards, not ultimate owners.
12
Proverbs 28:20 KJV
“A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
Context & Meaning
Faithfulness over time brings blessing; the frantic pursuit of quick riches involves moral compromise.
13
2 Corinthians 9:7 KJV
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
Context & Meaning
Generous, cheerful giving is presented as an act of worship that God delights in.
14
Philippians 4:19 KJV
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
Context & Meaning
Paul assures the church that God's inexhaustible resources meet every genuine need.
15
Luke 12:15 KJV
“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.”
Context & Meaning
Jesus redefines life's true worth as independent of material accumulation.
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Proverbs 10:14 KJV
“Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.”
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Proverbs 10:15 KJV
“The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.”
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Proverbs 10:16 KJV
“The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.”
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Proverbs 11:24 KJV
“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”
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Proverbs 11:25 KJV
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”