financial problems
What does the Bible say about financial problems? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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19And may my God fulfill all your desires, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
33Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.
10Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, and let there be food in my house. And test me about this, says the Lord, as to whether I will not open to you the floodgates of heaven, and pour out to you a blessing, all the way to abundance.
15Do not choose to love the world, nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the charity of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world is the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the arrogance of a life which is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17And the world is passing away, with its desire. But whoever does the will of God abides unto eternity.
11For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.
9Honor the Lord with your substance, and give to him from the first of all your fruits,
35I have revealed all things to you, because by laboring in this way, it is necessary to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
1A Psalm of David. The Lord directs me, and nothing will be lacking to me.
7The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.
7each one giving, just as he has determined in his heart, neither out of sadness, nor out of obligation. For God loves a cheerful giver.
25I have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread. 26He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.
11So then, if you have not been faithful with iniquitous mammon, who will trust you with what is true?
28For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?
22The good leave behind heirs: children and grandchildren. And the substance of the sinner is preserved for the just.
3Sons of men, how long will you be dull in heart, so that whatever you love is in vain, and whatever you seek is false? Pause
20There is desirable treasure, as well as oil, in the habitations of the just. And the imprudent man will waste it.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.