What does the Bible say about quick money?
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The Bible warns that the pursuit of quick money easily leads to greed, injustice, disappointment, and spiritual ruin, while commending patient labor, contentment, and treasure in God. Proverbs 13:11 teaches that wealth gained hastily dwindles, but steady gathering increases it. Proverbs 20:21 and 28:22 caution against eager gain and inherited or acquired wealth pursued too quickly. Jesus commands us to guard against covetousness in Luke 12:15, and Paul says that the love of money has led many away from the faith in 1 Timothy 6:9-10. Believers are called to be content because God is with them (Hebrews 13:5), to work faithfully, and to store up lasting treasure in heaven (Matthew 6:19-21).
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- Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, But he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
- Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won't be blessed in the end.
- 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."
- 1 Timothy 6:9-10
[9] But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. [10] For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- Proverbs 28:22
A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.
- 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 23:4-5
[4] Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. [5] Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
- Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man is rich with blessings; But one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Matthew 6:19-21
[19] "Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; [20] but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don't break through and steal; [21] for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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