Proverbs On Wealth And Possessions

Destitution For The Lazy: If you won’t work, save, and use wisely you surely won’t have much.  

6:9-11“How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?

10A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest–

11And your poverty will come in like a vagabond, And your need like an armed man.”

13:4“The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.”

20:4“The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.”

21:17“He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.”

Material Blessings That Many Righteous Receive: The righteous are not guaranteed wealth, but those who exercises wisdom and good stewardship will most always have more than those who don’t.  

10:4“Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.”

14:23“In all labor there is profit, But mere talk leads only to poverty.”

22:4“The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.

24:3,4“By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established;

4And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.”

28:19“He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.”