What Does the Bible Say About Get Rich Quick Schemes?

Proverbs 13:11 ESV / 145 helpful votes

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

Proverbs 28:19-20 ESV / 84 helpful votes

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Hebrews 13:5-6 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 41 helpful votes

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

Luke 16:10 ESV / 41 helpful votes

“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Proverbs 28:20 ESV / 41 helpful votes

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

Proverbs 24:30-34 ESV / 38 helpful votes

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

Proverbs 22:16 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Proverbs 28:22 ESV / 28 helpful votes

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 24:27 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 23 helpful votes

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Proverbs 13:1-25 ESV / 19 helpful votes

A wise son hears his father's instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace. ...

Jeremiah 17:11 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by justice; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.

James 1:1-27 ESV / 13 helpful votes

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. ...

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Luke 12:15 ESV / 12 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Proverbs 20:4 ESV / 12 helpful votes

The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

Titus 1:7 ESV / 11 helpful votes

For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

Luke 16:11 ESV / 10 helpful votes

If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?

Proverbs 28:19 ESV / 10 helpful votes

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Wisdom is good with an inheritance, an advantage to those who see the sun. For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14 ESV / 9 helpful votes

There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.

Proverbs 21:5 ESV / 9 helpful votes

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Luke 12:20-21 ESV / 8 helpful votes

But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Proverbs 20:21 ESV / 8 helpful votes

An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 13:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 8 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Numbers 11:1-35 ESV / 8 helpful votes

And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down. So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them. Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. ...

1 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,

Colossians 3:1-25 ESV / 7 helpful votes

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. ...

Proverbs 13:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ...

Ecclesiastes 2:26 ESV / 6 helpful votes

For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Proverbs 23:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist.

Proverbs 12:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

James 5:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.

1 Timothy 6:9 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

2 Corinthians 8:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.

Proverbs 23:4-5 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Do not toil to acquire wealth; be discerning enough to desist. When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 22:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Proverbs 20:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger forfeits his life.

Hebrews 11:1-40 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. ...

Matthew 6:19-21 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Proverbs 28:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.

Proverbs 24:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Proverbs 21:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart.

Proverbs 16:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

50 Bible Verses about Get Rich Quick Schemes

Proverbs 13:11 ESV / 145 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 28:19-20 ESV / 84 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 13:5-6 ESV / 52 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 41 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 16:10 ESV / 41 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 28:20 ESV / 41 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 39 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 24:30-34 ESV / 38 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 22:16 ESV / 33 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 28:22 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 24:27 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 23 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 13:1-25 ESV / 19 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Jeremiah 17:11 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 1:1-27 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 12:15 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 20:4 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Titus 1:7 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 16:11 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 28:19 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 21:5 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 12:20-21 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 20:21 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 13:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Numbers 11:1-35 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 4:1 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:1-25 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 13:12 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:1-48 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 2:26 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 23:4 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 12:11 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

James 5:1 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 6:9 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 8:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 5:10 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 23:4-5 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 22:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 20:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 11:1-40 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:19-21 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-17 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 28:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 24:33 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 21:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 16:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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