The pursuit of wealth and material gain can lead to a never-ending cycle of desire, as noted in Ecclesiastes 5:10. Scripture warns against the dangers of covetousness and the love of money, with 1 Timothy 6:10 cautioning that it can be a root of all kinds of evil. Proverbs 13:11 advises that wealth gained hastily will dwindle, while 1 Timothy 6:9 notes that those who crave riches can fall into temptation. Hebrews 13:5 encourages believers to be content with what they have, trusting in God's promise to never leave or forsake them.
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Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes. But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.” So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle. So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?” Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?” She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people. Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!” Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.