Archive for the ‘bible’ Category
The bible has some real money advice and admonitions against letting money rule your life. Here’s a collection of all the money references in the good book.
Isaiah: Why Spend on What Doesn’t Satisfy?
on Sunday, September 18, 2016Isaiah bible quote asking why are we spending money for what is not satisfying to our needs? Isaiah 55:2 says:
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare
— Isaiah 55:2
Luke 12 – Not Rich Toward God
on Sunday, September 11, 2016Luke 12: 20-21 Money Quote saying Don’t be so foolish as to store wealth for yourself and not share it with others & being rich toward your god. Luke 12: 20-21 said:
Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God
— Luke 12: 20-21
James – Rich Men Weep and Howl
on Sunday, September 4, 2016James 5: 1-3 Money Quote saying Wealth stockpiled is as good as dust when not put to honest and valuable use by those that have that good fortune. James 5: 1-3 said:
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire
— James 5: 1-3
Proverbs: Pleasure Lover Will be Poor Man
on Sunday, August 28, 2016Proverbs 21:17 bible quote saying on love of pleasure, drink and oil creates a poverty for those who love them. Proverbs 21:17 said:
“He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.”
— Proverbs 21:17
Proverbs: Pretends to be Rich, Has Nothing
on Sunday, August 7, 2016Proverbs13:7-8 Bible Quote saying pretenders to wealth or poverty allow money to control their lives – while the poor are not threatened by perceptions. Proverbs13:7-8 said:
One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. A man’s riches may ransom his life, but a poor man
hears no threat
— Proverbs13:7-8
Proverbs: Rich Rule & Borrower Serves
on Saturday, July 30, 2016Proverbs, 22:7 Bible Money Quote saying wealth has servants who owe payments on their loans to those with riches which they serve. Proverbs, 22:7 said:
The rich is the one that rules over those of little means, and the borrower is servant to the man doing the lending
— Proverbs, 22:7
Proverbs 28:6 – Better Poor Than Wicked
on Saturday, May 28, 2016Proverbs 28:6 bible Money Quote saying Better to be righteous poor than evil rich. Proverbs 28:6 said:
Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich
— Proverbs 28:6
Proverbs on Pretending Wealth & Poverty
on Sunday, April 17, 2016Proverbs 13:7-8 Money Quote saying pretenders to wealth and poverty may find only value in pretension for protection from ransom. Proverbs 13:7-8 said:
One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. A man’s riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat
— Proverbs 13:7-8