Money and work
What does the Bible say about saving money?
Proverbs praises planning and steady saving, while Jesus warns against storing up treasure as if it could secure our lives.
What Scripture says
Proverbs 21:20
“There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man swallows it up.”
Proverbs 13:22
“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.”
Matthew 6:19-21
““Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Luke 14:28
“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?”
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Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. See all Bible questions or verses by topic.