Top 12 Bible Verses About The Rich

Update on by Pastor Jack Wellman

It’s not a sin to be rich, but it is if you do it at the expense of the poor, so here are the top 12 Bible verses about the rich that can, hopefully, help us be more generous.

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“See the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his riches and sought refuge in his own destruction!”
- Psalm 52:7
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Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
- Genesis 13:2
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On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males.
- Genesis 34:25
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There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.
- Ecclesiastes 5:13-14
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And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God.
- Matthew 19:23-24
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Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.
- James 5:1-2
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When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
- Matthew 27:57
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Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
- Proverbs 11:4
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Those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life.
- Psalm 49:6-7
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Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
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You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
- Deuteronomy 8:18
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The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
- Proverbs 10:22
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Total Quotes Found: 12

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