Money - There's A Scripture For That (NLT) Version

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.

Synonyms for Money: cash, currency, riches, capital, coin, funds, bread, dough, loot, silver, readies, banknotes, green, hard cash, shekels. change, lucre, and moolah

Psalms 37:16 (NLT)
It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich.

Proverbs 1:32 (NLT)
For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.

Proverbs 3:9-10 (NLT)
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. 10. Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.

Proverbs 11:28 (NLT)
Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

Proverbs 13:11 (NLT)
Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.

Proverbs 14:20 (NLT)
The poor are despised even by their neighbors, while the rich have many “friends.”

Proverbs 19:17 (NLT)
If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord — and he will repay you!

Proverbs 22:26-27 (NLT)
Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for someone else. 27. If you can’t pay it, even your bed will be snatched from under you.

Proverbs 23:4 (NLT)
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.

Proverbs 28:6 (NLT)
Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NLT)
Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

Malachi 3:10 (NLT)
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test!

Matthew 5:42 (NLT)
Give to those who ask, and don’t turn away from those who want to borrow.

Matthew 6:1-4 (NLT)
“Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven. 2. When you give to someone in need, don’t do as the hypocrites do—blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I tell you the truth, they have received all the reward they will ever get. 3. But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. 4. Give your gifts in private, and your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.

Mark 12:41-44 (NLT)
Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the crowds dropped in their money. Many rich people put in large amounts. 42. Then a poor widow came and dropped in two small coins. 43. Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow has given more than all the others who are making contributions. 44. For they gave a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she had to live on.”

Luke 6:38 (NLT)
Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back. ”

Acts of the Apostles 20:35 (NLT)
And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

1 Corinthians 10:24 (NLT)
Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.

1 Timothy 6:9-10 (NLT)
But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 10. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NLT)
Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. 19. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life.

1 John 3:17-19 (NLT)
If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person? 18. Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions. 19. Our actions will show that we belong to the truth, so we will be confident when we stand before God.

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.

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