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The 13 most-voted verses about quick money, from 7 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)

An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 20:21 (BSB)

An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Proverbs 20:21 (KJV)

An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning won’t be blessed in the end.

Proverbs 20:21 (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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

Proverbs 22:16 (BSB)

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [riches, and] he that giveth to the rich, [shall] surely [come] to want.

Proverbs 22:16 (KJV)

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

Proverbs 22:16 (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)

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)

Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”

Jeremiah 17:11 (BSB)

[As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 (KJV)

As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the middle of his days, they will leave him. At his end, he will be a fool.

Jeremiah 17:11 (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)

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)

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