What Does the Bible Say About Investment?

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 ESV / 113 helpful votes

Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth. If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth, and if a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie. He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. ...

Proverbs 22:7 ESV / 73 helpful votes

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

Luke 12:33-34 ESV / 70 helpful votes

Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 6:20 ESV / 61 helpful votes

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.

2 Corinthians 9:6 ESV / 56 helpful votes

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Acts 20:35 ESV / 46 helpful votes

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Luke 6:38 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Deuteronomy 15:4 ESV / 36 helpful votes

But there will be no poor among you; for the Lord will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess—

1 John 3:17 ESV / 28 helpful votes

But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

1 John 2:15-17 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

Proverbs 1:1-33 ESV / 28 helpful votes

The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, ...

Leviticus 19:23-25 ESV / 28 helpful votes

“When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten. And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the Lord your God.

Joshua 1:8 ESV / 26 helpful votes

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Proverbs 13:11 ESV / 25 helpful votes

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

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Luke 14:13-14 ESV / 17 helpful votes

But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 16 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

John 3:1-36 ESV / 16 helpful votes

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ...

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 14 helpful votes

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Malachi 3:1-18 ESV / 14 helpful votes

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years. “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts. ...

Ecclesiastes 11:2 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

Luke 14:28-30 ESV / 13 helpful votes

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’

Matthew 25:14-30 ESV / 13 helpful votes

“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. ...

Psalm 91:12 ESV / 13 helpful votes

On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 12 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 16:8 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

Psalm 119:1-176 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes! ...

Mark 8:36 ESV / 10 helpful votes

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?

Proverbs 31:16 ESV / 10 helpful votes

She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

1 Timothy 6:17 ESV / 9 helpful votes

As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

Proverbs 19:17 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

Proverbs 3:9-10 ESV / 9 helpful votes

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.

2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV / 8 helpful votes

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

Malachi 3:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

Proverbs 24:27 ESV / 8 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 20:21 ESV / 8 helpful votes

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

Deuteronomy 28:12 ESV / 8 helpful votes

The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

Proverbs 28:20 ESV / 7 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 11:24-25 ESV / 7 helpful votes

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

1 Timothy 6:17-19 ESV / 6 helpful votes

As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, ...

John 3:16-17 ESV / 6 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.

Matthew 6:19-21 ESV / 6 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.

Proverbs 22:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Proverbs 21:20 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.

Proverbs 15:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed.

Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 5 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, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ...

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 5 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.

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 5 helpful votes

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

John 3:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes

That whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

Deuteronomy 23:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes

You shall not bring the fee of a prostitute or the wages of a dog into the house of the Lord your God in payment for any vow, for both of these are an abomination to the Lord your God.

Matthew 6:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Ezekiel 28:15-16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you. In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and I destroyed you, O guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

53 Bible Verses about Investment

Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 ESV / 113 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 22:7 ESV / 73 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 12:33-34 ESV / 70 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:20 ESV / 61 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Corinthians 9:6 ESV / 56 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Acts 20:35 ESV / 46 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 6:38 ESV / 45 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 15:4 ESV / 36 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 3:17 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 John 2:15-17 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 1:1-33 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 19:23-25 ESV / 28 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Joshua 1:8 ESV / 26 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 13:11 ESV / 25 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 14:13-14 ESV / 17 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

John 3:1-36 ESV / 16 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 12:1-2 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Malachi 3:1-18 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ecclesiastes 11:2 ESV / 14 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Luke 14:28-30 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 25:14-30 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 91:12 ESV / 13 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 16:8 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Psalm 119:1-176 ESV / 12 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 8:36 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 31:16 ESV / 10 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 6:17 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 19:17 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 3:9-10 ESV / 9 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

Malachi 3:10 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 24:27 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

Deuteronomy 28:12 ESV / 8 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 28:20 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 11:24-25 ESV / 7 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 6:17-19 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 1:1-29 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-17 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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

Proverbs 22:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 21:20 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 15:22 ESV / 6 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:15 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Deuteronomy 23:18 ESV / 5 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 6:21 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ezekiel 28:15-16 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

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