28 Bible Verses About Money (NIV & KJV)

Few subjects receive as much practical attention in Scripture as money. The Bible speaks honestly about wealth, poverty, debt, generosity, and the powerful pull that riches can have on the human heart. Far from condemning money outright, Scripture treats it as a tool that reveals where our true treasure and trust lie.

These Bible verses about money gather the clearest passages in both the NIV and KJV on wealth, contentment, the dangers of greed, and the call to trust God rather than riches. Whether you are managing a budget, wrestling with financial worry, or seeking to keep your heart free from covetousness, these words bring God's wisdom to your finances.

Let these verses remind you that God is your provider, that contentment is great gain, and that no amount of wealth can compare to the riches found in Him.

⚠️ The Love of Money

These verses warn against making wealth the master of our hearts.

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”— 1 Timothy 6:10 (NIV)“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”— 1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)

““No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”— Matthew 6:24 (NIV)“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”— Matthew 6:24 (KJV)

“Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.”— Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NIV)“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”— Ecclesiastes 5:10 (KJV)

“Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.””— Luke 12:15 (NIV)“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”— Luke 12:15 (KJV)

“Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.”— 1 Timothy 6:9 (NIV)“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”— 1 Timothy 6:9 (KJV)

🌿 Contentment Over Riches

Scripture calls believers to be content with what God provides.

“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.””— Hebrews 13:5 (NIV)“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”— Hebrews 13:5 (KJV)

“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”— 1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV)“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”— 1 Timothy 6:6 (KJV)

“For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.”— 1 Timothy 6:7 (NIV)“For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.”— 1 Timothy 6:7 (KJV)

“But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.”— 1 Timothy 6:8 (NIV)“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”— 1 Timothy 6:8 (KJV)

“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.”— Philippians 4:11 (NIV)“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”— Philippians 4:11 (KJV)

🙏 Trusting God to Provide

These verses point us to God as our true source of provision.

“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”— Philippians 4:19 (NIV)“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”— Philippians 4:19 (KJV)

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”— Matthew 6:33 (NIV)“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”— Matthew 6:33 (KJV)

“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’”— Matthew 6:31 (NIV)“Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?”— Matthew 6:31 (KJV)

“I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.”— Psalm 37:25 (NIV)“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”— Psalm 37:25 (KJV)

“The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.”— Psalm 34:10 (NIV)“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.”— Psalm 34:10 (KJV)

💰 Heavenly Treasure

The Bible urges us to invest in what lasts forever.

““Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.”— Matthew 6:19 (NIV)“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:”— Matthew 6:19 (KJV)

“But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.”— Matthew 6:20 (NIV)“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:”— Matthew 6:20 (KJV)

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”— Matthew 6:21 (NIV)“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”— Matthew 6:21 (KJV)

“What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?”— Matthew 16:26 (NIV)“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”— Matthew 16:26 (KJV)

📖 Wisdom in Handling Wealth

These verses give practical counsel on money and stewardship.

“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.”— Proverbs 22:7 (NIV)“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”— Proverbs 22:7 (KJV)

“Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.”— Proverbs 13:11 (NIV)“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”— Proverbs 13:11 (KJV)

““Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”— Luke 16:10 (NIV)“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.”— Luke 16:10 (KJV)

“Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.”— Proverbs 23:4 (NIV)“Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”— Proverbs 23:4 (KJV)

“Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.”— Proverbs 15:16 (NIV)“Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.”— Proverbs 15:16 (KJV)

🤲 Generosity and Riches Toward God

Scripture connects right use of money to open-handed giving.

“Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;”— Proverbs 3:9 (NIV)“Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:”— Proverbs 3:9 (KJV)

“One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.”— Proverbs 11:24 (NIV)“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”— Proverbs 11:24 (KJV)

“Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.”— 1 Timothy 6:17 (NIV)“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;”— 1 Timothy 6:17 (KJV)

“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ””— Acts 20:35 (NIV)“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”— Acts 20:35 (KJV)

What Does the Bible Say About Money?

The Bible says that money is not evil in itself, but the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil (1 Timothy 6:10). Scripture never condemns wealth outright; instead it warns against the greed, anxiety, and idolatry that money can produce. Jesus taught plainly that we cannot serve both God and mammon (Matthew 6:24), making clear that the heart can have only one true master.

At the same time, the Bible offers deep wisdom and freedom regarding money. It calls believers to contentment, generosity, and trust in God as the ultimate provider who supplies all our need (Philippians 4:19). Rather than laying up treasure on earth, we are invited to store up treasure in heaven, knowing that where our treasure is, there our heart will be also. Handled rightly, money becomes a tool for serving God and blessing others.

May these verses bring peace and wisdom to your finances. For more Scripture on stewardship and trust, explore our Bible verses about giving, Bible verses about trust, and Bible verses about work.