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Money can be a blessing or a snare according to one's attitude.

Money as a gift from God

Deuteronomy 8:18 See also 1 Samuel 2:7; 1 Kings 3:13; Proverbs 8:18-21; 1 Timothy 6:17

The dangers of money

Being ruled by money

Matthew 6:24 pp Luke 16:13 See also Ephesians 5:5

Loving money

1 Timothy 6:10 See also Ecclesiastes 5:10; Luke 8:14; Luke 16:14; 1 Timothy 3:3,8; 2 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:7; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Peter 5:2

Trusting in money

1 Timothy 6:17 See also Deuteronomy 8:12-14; Job 31:24; Psalm 52:7; Psalm 62:10; Proverbs 11:4,28; Proverbs 27:24; Isaiah 10:3; Jeremiah 48:7; Luke 12:16-21 the parable of the rich fool; James 1:11; James 5:1-3; Revelation 18:14

Boasting in money

Psalm 49:5-6 See also Jeremiah 9:23-24; Hosea 12:8; James 4:13-16

Examples of those led astray by the love of money

Balaam:

Deuteronomy 23:4; 2 Peter 2:15 Joshua 7:20-21 Achan; 2 Kings 5:19-27 Gehazi; Matthew 19:22-23 pp Mark 10:22-23 pp Luke 18:23-24 the rich young ruler; Matthew 26:14-15 pp Mark 14:10-11 pp Luke 22:4-5 Judas Iscariot

Gifts and qualities that are better than money

Redemption

Psalm 49:7-9 See also Isaiah 52:3; Matthew 16:26 pp Mark 8:37 pp Luke 9:25; 1 Peter 1:18-19

Wisdom

Proverbs 4:7 See also Psalm 49:20; Proverbs 3:13-16; Proverbs 8:10-11; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 17:16; Proverbs 20:15

A good reputation

Proverbs 22:1

A good wife

Proverbs 31:10

Healing

Acts 3:6

Spiritual power

Acts 8:19-20

Spiritual riches

Isaiah 55:1 See also Revelation 3:18

See also

5311  extortion
5869  greed
6133  coveting
6714  ransom
7734  leaders, spiritual
8030  trust
8302  love, abuse of
8361  wisdom
8701  affluence
8768  idolatry
8778  materialism
8808  riches
8848  worldliness