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.


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Genesis 14 23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
Genesis 43 22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.
Genesis 47 15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.
Exodus 12 44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
Exodus 23 6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
Exodus 23 8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Exodus 30 15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Exodus 31 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Leviticus 5 15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
Leviticus 22 11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat.
Leviticus 25 37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
Deuteronomy 2 28 Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
Deuteronomy 8 18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 14 25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:
Deuteronomy 14 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
Deuteronomy 16 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 24 15 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
1 Samuel 2 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
1 Samuel 2 17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
1 Samuel 12 21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
2 Kings 12 4 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,
2 Kings 12 16 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.
1 Chronicles 21 24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
Nehemiah 5 10 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
Job 2 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Job 4 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Job 5 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Job 5 3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
Job 20 15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
Job 22 2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
Job 28 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Job 33 17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
Job 34 9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Job 35 8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Psalms 5 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Psalms 10 2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms 10 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
Psalms 10 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 15 5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 30 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Psalms 34 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Psalms 37 16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Psalms 37 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Psalms 39 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Psalms 44 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.
Psalms 49 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Psalms 49 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 49 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Psalms 62 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Psalms 73 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.