40 Bible Quotes and Biblical Strategies for Business, Money and Wealth

1. “Go to the ants, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. It has no guide, overseer or ruler, yet it provides its meat in the summer and gathers its food in the harvest.” – Proverbs 6:6-8

2. “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; the destruction of the poor is their poverty.” – Proverbs 10:15

3. “But thou should remember the Lord your God; for it is he that gives the power to make wealth.” – Deuteronomy 8:18

4. “The blessings of the Lord make you rich and he adds no sorrow with it.”

5. “A gracious woman retains honor; and strong men retain riches.” Proverbs 11:16

6. “In all labor, there is profit, but talk of the lips tends only to penury.” – Proverbs 14:23

7. “For I know the thoughts I have towards you, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” – Jeremiah 29:11

8. “Yet a little sleep, a little slumber and a little folding of hands to sleep; so shall your poverty come.” – Proverbs 6:10-11

9. “He that trusts in his riches shall fall.” – Proverbs 11:28

10. “I wish you above all things that thou prosper and be in good health, even as your soul prospers.” – 3John2


11. “Wealth gotten by vanity shall diminish; but he that gathers by labor shall increase.” – Proverbs 13:11

12. “A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children.” – Proverbs 13:22

13. “For every beast of the forest are mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine” says the Lord of Host. – Psalm 50:10-11

14. “Where there are no oxen, the crib is clean but much increase is by the strength of the ox. – Proverbs 14: 4

15. “Ask and it shall be given unto you. If your son asks you for bread, will you give him stone? If he asks for fish, will you give him serpent? If you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more your father which is in heaven.” – Matthew 7:7-12

16. “The poor is hated even by his neighbors; but the rich has many friends.” – Proverbs 14:20

17. “Come let us reason together” says the LORD. ‘If you be willing and obedient, you shall eat the fruit of the land.” – Isaiah 1:18-19

18. “The crown of the wise is their riches but the foolishness of fools is folly.” – Proverbs 14:24

19. “Acquaint now thyself with him and be at peace: thereby good shall come to thee. Then you shall lay up gold as dust; and the gold of O’phir, as the stones of the brooks. The LORD Gold Almighty shall be thy defense and thou shall have plenty of silver.” – Job 22:21-25

20. “Before honor is humility.” – Proverbs 15: 33


21. “The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” – 1st Corinthians 1:25

22. “He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man and he that loves wine shall not be rich.” – Proverbs 21:17

23. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct all thy paths.” – Proverbs 3:5-6

24. “It is better to trust in God than to put confidence in man.” – Psalm 118:8

25. “And it shall come to pass afterward; I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see visions ” Joel 2:28

26. “Riches are with me, durable riches. My fruits is better than gold, and my revenue is better than choice silver.” – Proverbs 8:18-19

27. “The silver is mine, the gold is mine” says the LORD of host.” – Haggai 2:8

28. “The poor and the rich meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all.” – Proverbs 22:2

29. “Give and it shall be given unto you. Good measures, press down, shaking together and running over, shall men give unto your bosom.”

30. “He that gives to the poor shall not lack.” – Proverbs 28:27


31. “By strength alone, shall no man prevail.”

32. “To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to plant and a time to harvest that; which is planted. A time to break down and a time to build up” – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

33. “He that observes the wind shall not sow and he that regards the clouds shall not reap.“

34. “The race is neither to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor favor to men of skill but time and chance happens to them all.” – Ecclesiastes 9:11

35. “See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before vain men.” – Proverbs 22:29

36. “For whatsoever thy hands find to do, do it with all thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom in the grave.” – Ecclesiastes 9:10

37. “In the morning, sow your seed and in the evening, with hold not you hand; for you know not which one will prosper.“

38. “For Wisdom is a defence and money is a defence.” – Ecclesiastes 7:12

39. “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” – Psalm 23:1

40. “I am the Lord your God, creator of heaven and earth. Is there anything too hard for me to do?

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The Little Boy

Sally jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: “How is my little boy? Is he going to be all right? When can I see him?”

The surgeon said, “I’m sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it.”

Sally said, “Why do little children get cancer? Doesn't God care any more? Where were you, God, when my son needed you?”

The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time alone with your son? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he’s transported to the university.”

Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good-bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair.

“Would you like a lock of his hair?” the nurse asked.

Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy’s hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to donate his body to the university for study. He said it might help somebody else. “I said no at first, but Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.” She went on, “My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could.”



Sally walked out of Children’s mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy’s belongings on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.

It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said:

“Dear Mom,

I know you’re going to miss me; but don’t think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just ’cause I’m not around to say I LOVE YOU. I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn’t like the same things us boys do. You’ll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Don’t be sad thinking about me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD! And guess what, Mom? I got to sit on God’s knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That’s when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good-bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn’t allowed. Well, you know what Mom? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him ‘Where was He when I needed him?’ “God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children.



Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't that cool? I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I’m, sure the food will be great.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don’t hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I’m glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. That’s when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery! How about that?

Signed with Love from: God, Jesus & Me.”

The miracle of $1.11

Tess was a precocious eight year old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. They were moving to an apartment complex next month because Daddy didn’t have the money for the doctor bills and our house. Only a very costly surgery could save him now and it was looking like there was no-one to loan them the money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother with whispered desperation, “Only a miracle can save him now.”

Tess went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Tess twisted her feet to make a scuffing noise. Nothing. She cleared her throat with the most disgusting sound she could muster. No good.

Finally she took a quarter from her jar and banged it on the glass counter. That did it!

“And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen in ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his question.

“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really, really sick… and I want to buy a miracle.”

“I beg your pardon?” said the pharmacist.



“His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”

“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, softening a little. “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs.”

The pharmacist’s brother was a well dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does you brother need?”

“I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up. “I just know he’s really sick and Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered barely audibly. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more if I need to.

“Well, what a coincidence,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents – the exact price of a miracle for little brothers.” He took her money in one hand and with the other hand he grasped her mitten and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specialising in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well. Mom and Dad were happily talking about the chain of events that had led them to this place.

“That surgery,” her Mom whispered. “was a real miracle. I wonder how much it would have cost?”

Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven cents … plus the faith of a little child.