Bible Verses About Budgeting

“Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it? Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”

“Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.”

“Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.”

“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

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

“Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.”

“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.”

“Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.”

“The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.”

“Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered, the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field. You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.”

“On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.”

“The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.”

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

“By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure.”

“A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.”

“The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.”

“It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.”

“Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”

“There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.”

“Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.”

“Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts. If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?”

“Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.”

“The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.”

“Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.”

“It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.”

“Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.”

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

“Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.”

“Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.”

“Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

“A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.”

“Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.”

“So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?”

“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.”

“You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.”

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

“For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent — each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more. But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money. After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The servant who had received the five talents came and presented five more. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’ The servant who had received the two talents also came and said, ‘Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.’ His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’ Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’ ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed. Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest. Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

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

“Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia: On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.”

“He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.”

“Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.”

“Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.”

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

“So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’

“Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.”

“Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.”

“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.”