What does the Bible say about money management?
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The Bible teaches that money is a gift entrusted by God to be received with gratitude, managed wisely, and never allowed to rule the heart. Proverbs 3:9 calls believers to honor the Lord with their wealth, while Deuteronomy 8:18 reminds us that God gives the power to gain it. Scripture commends diligence, saving, planning, and providing for one’s household, as seen in Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 21:20, Luke 14:28-30, and 1 Timothy 5:8. Yet it warns against debt’s bondage, greed, and false security in riches. Hebrews 13:5 and Luke 12:15 call Christians to contentment, trusting God’s providence and using earthly resources faithfully for His glory and the good of others.
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- Proverbs 22:7
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
- Proverbs 3:9
Honor Yahweh with your substance, With the first fruits of all your increase:
- Hebrews 13:5
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you."
- Luke 14:28-30
[28] For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? [29] Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him, [30] saying, 'This man began to build, and wasn't able to finish.'
- Luke 16:11
If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
- Luke 12:15
He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
- Proverbs 10:4
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
- Proverbs 21:20
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swallows it up.
- 1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
- Deuteronomy 8:18
But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as at this day.
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