Proverbs 28:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.(A)
Romans 12:16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be arrogant, but associate with the lowly;[a] do not claim to be wiser than you are.(A)
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 12.16 Or give yourselves to humble tasks
1 Timothy 6:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.(A)
Read full chapter
1 Timothy 6:10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
Read full chapterNew Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.