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Bible Verses About Possessions
Find Bible verses about possessions — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about possessions?
The Bible addresses possessions with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Proverbs 4:7
“Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.”
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Acts 2:45
“They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.”
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Matthew 19:22
“But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.”
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Mark 10:22
“But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.”
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Job 1:10
“Haven't you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.”
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Psalms 105:21
“He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions;”
Job 15:29
“He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.”
Luke 16:1
“He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.”
Ecclesiastes 2:7
“I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem;”
Luke 8:3
“and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward; Susanna; and many others; who served them from their possessions.”
Genesis 46:6
“They took their livestock, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt--Jacob, and all his seed with him,”
Genesis 31:18
“and he took away all his livestock, and all his possessions which he had gathered, including the livestock which he had gained in Paddan Aram, to go to Isaac his father, to the land of Canaan.”
1 Chronicles 9:2
“Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the Nethinim.”
1 Chronicles 7:28
“Their possessions and habitations were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;”
Jeremiah 17:3
“My mountain in the field, I will give your substance and all your treasures for a spoil, and your high places, because of sin, throughout all your borders.”
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