The Bible teaches that true security and fulfillment come from God, not from material possessions. As Hebrews 13:5 reminds us, God will never leave or forsake us, providing a sense of stability that wealth cannot match. Jesus warns in Matthew 6:24 that we cannot serve both God and money, and 1 Timothy 6:10 cautions that the love of money can lead to all kinds of evil. In Deuteronomy 8:18, we are reminded that God gives us the ability to produce wealth, but our trust should be in Him, not in riches, as Jesus also teaches in Matthew 6:19-21.
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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.”
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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.
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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.
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
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. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.