25 Bible Verses About Wealth
The question of material substance is not merely an external calculation of possession, but a profound inquiry into the soul's disposition. Scripture offers the indispensable compass, illuminating the true nature of earthly provision and the inherent dangers it presents to the spiritual journey. To study these divine words on wealth is to seek clarity on stewardship, detachment, and the eternal treasures that alone satisfy. Understanding God's perspective revealed in His Word is essential for navigating the complexities of gain and loss, ensuring the heart remains fixed on heavenly riches rather than the fleeting comforts of this world.
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And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
Bible Verses: God's Wisdom on Wealth
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks.
And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.
Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:
But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
(Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
These divine passages present wealth not as an unqualified good, nor simply a curse, but as a profound spiritual paradox and test. They illuminate the inherent danger of attachment, the insidious snare of greed, and the misplaced trust that earthly stores can inspire. Yet, they also reveal wealth's potential as a tool for faithful stewardship, a means to bless others, and an opportunity to demonstrate detachment in favour of eternal treasure. The consistent call is to examine the heart: where does our true security lie? In contemplating these verses, let us seek the wisdom to navigate temporal resources with spiritual clarity, recognizing that genuine prosperity resides not in abundance of possessions, but in a life rich in faith, love, and devotion to the Giver of all.