But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.”

When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?

Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and we have given you of your own.

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?

The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.

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

He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?

Yahweh restored Job’s prosperity when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

For Yahweh your God will bless you, as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.

Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all! In your hand is power and might! It is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all!