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The 14 most-voted verses about gambling addictions, from 9 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

Proverbs 13:11 (BSB)

Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Proverbs 13:11 (KJV)

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

Proverbs 13:11 (WEB)

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Hebrews 13:5 (BSB)

[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)

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.”

Hebrews 13:5 (WEB)

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10 (BSB)

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)

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.

1 Timothy 6:10 (WEB)

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 (BSB)

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

1 Corinthians 6:12 (KJV)

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 (WEB)

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 15:27 (BSB)

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Proverbs 15:27 (KJV)

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 15:27 (WEB)

He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (BSB)

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)

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (WEB)

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Matthew 6:24 (BSB)

¶ 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)

“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.

Matthew 6:24 (WEB)

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 12:15 (BSB)

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)

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.”

Luke 12:15 (WEB)

He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

Ephesians 4:28 (BSB)

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Ephesians 4:28 (KJV)

Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

Ephesians 4:28 (WEB)

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 6:9 (BSB)

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)

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 6:9 (WEB)

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Proverbs 28:22 (BSB)

He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Proverbs 28:22 (KJV)

A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

Proverbs 28:22 (WEB)

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

Exodus 20:17 (BSB)

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is] thy neighbour’s.

Exodus 20:17 (KJV)

“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

Exodus 20:17 (WEB)

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

Proverbs 21:5 (BSB)

The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.

Proverbs 21:5 (KJV)

The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

Proverbs 21:5 (WEB)

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

Proverbs 28:20 (BSB)

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Proverbs 28:20 (KJV)

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:20 (WEB)

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