What does the Bible say about money?
Jesus talked about money more than almost any other subject — not because wealth is evil, but because it competes for the heart. Scripture is even-handed: money is a tool, generosity is a discipline, debt is a snare, and the love of money is the trap. The Bible's repeated warning is not against having, but against trusting.
You cannot serve both God and money.
Bible verses about money
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
"Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee."
"The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender."
"And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."
"Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
"Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."
Frequently asked
Does the Bible say money is the root of all evil?
Almost — but read carefully. 1 Timothy 6:10 says 'the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil,' not money itself.
What does the Bible say about giving?
2 Corinthians 9:7 sums it up: 'Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.'
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