Bible Verses About Stuff

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

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.

And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats’ hair, and all things made of wood.

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours.

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

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

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;

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.

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.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.