Bible Verses About Value of Property

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.

And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.

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

And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

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

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.

Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

And if a man sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;

Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord.

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

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.

Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.

And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand.

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong.

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;

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.