Scripture teaches that financial decisions should be guided by wisdom and contentment. According to Proverbs 22:7 and Proverbs 13:11, wealth can be a blessing, but also a potential source of trouble if not managed carefully. The apostle Paul warns in 1 Timothy 6:10 that the love of money can lead to all kinds of evil, while Hebrews 13:5 encourages believers to be free from the love of money and to be content with what they have. Deuteronomy 8:18 reminds us that our ability to earn wealth comes from God, and we should use it in a way that honors Him.
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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.
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.”
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.