What Does the Bible Say About Being Good Stewards?

1 Corinthians 4:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

Ephesians 4:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

Romans 1:28-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

Psalm 24:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein,

Deuteronomy 10:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it.

1 Peter 3:8-10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;

1 Peter 2:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

James 4:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”

James 4:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—

2 Timothy 3:2-4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

1 Timothy 5:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”

1 Timothy 5:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.

1 Timothy 5:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband,

2 Thessalonians 3:7-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you. It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat. For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. ...

1 Thessalonians 4:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

1 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

As we pray most earnestly night and day that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking in your faith?

1 Thessalonians 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,

Colossians 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

On account of these the wrath of God is coming.

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Ephesians 5:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

1 Corinthians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

Acts 20:33-35 ESV / 2 helpful votes

I coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Acts 2:45 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

Acts 2:44 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And all who believed were together and had all things in common.

Luke 15:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he said, “There was a man who had two sons.

Galatians 5:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

Luke 16:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

No servant can serve two masters, for 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 God and money.”

Luke 6:34 ESV / 1 helpful vote

And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount.

Mark 7:21-23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

Matthew 25:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.

Matthew 25:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote

“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.

34 Bible Verses about Being Good Stewards

1 Corinthians 4:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:28-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Psalm 24:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 10:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Peter 3:8-10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Peter 2:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 4:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 4:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Timothy 3:2-4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Thessalonians 3:7-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 4:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 20:33-35 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 2:45 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 2:44 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 15:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Galatians 5:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Luke 16:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Luke 6:34 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Mark 7:21-23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 25:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 25:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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34 Bible Verses about Being Good Stewards

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1 Corinthians 4:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Timothy 6:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 4:28 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:28-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Psalm 24:1 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 10:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes

1 Peter 3:8-10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Peter 2:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 4:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

James 4:13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Timothy 3:2-4 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Timothy 5:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

2 Thessalonians 3:7-13 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 4:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Thessalonians 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 3:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Colossians 3:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:5 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 20:33-35 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 2:45 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Acts 2:44 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Luke 15:11 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Galatians 5:19 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Luke 16:13 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Luke 6:34 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Mark 7:21-23 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 25:27 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Matthew 25:14 ESV / 1 helpful vote