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Bible Verses About Money and Contentment

Jesus spoke about money often, because it competes for the heart. These passages teach contentment, and they name the promise that makes it possible: God will not leave you.

When to say them. Say them when you are worried about money, when you want what someone else has, and before a large purchase.

6 passages to memorize

  1. Hebrews 13:5 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.”
    An example of praying it: Father, free my life from the love of money. Teach me to be content with what I have. You have said, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” I have you. Help me remember that when I want more.
  2. 1 Timothy 6:6–8 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
  3. Matthew 6:24 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.
  4. Philippians 4:11–12 I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.
  5. Matthew 6:19–21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
  6. Ecclesiastes 5:10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

You can pray any of these passages, memorized or not. How to pray scripture.

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