Today’s proverb is Proverbs 15:6:
“The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.”
Wait a minute. Is the Bible teaching that the more you have saved up, the more righteous you are? Of course not. It IS teaching that God calls on his people to manage their finances responsibly.
The Bible contains approximately 31,102 verses. Those who study the subject cite 2,350 verses dealing with money, wealth, and possessions, which is approximately 7.5% of the entire Bible.
Consider the teaching of just five of these verses:
- Romans 13:8: “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another.”
- Hebrews 13:5: “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’”
- Proverbs 13:11: “Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.”
- Ecclesiastes 5:10: “Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.”
- Proverbs 21:20: “A foolish person devours all they have.”
There are hundreds of other Bible teachings on how to build and grow wealth. In fact, there is more in the Bible about how to live down here than about how beautiful heaven is. Be righteous and follow the Bible’s teachings on how to manage your possessions and your wealth will grow!
I’m Lonnie Davis
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