Bible Verses About Getting
Bible verses about Getting
Discover what the Bible says about getting.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
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Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.
And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gained, the cattle of his getting, which he had gained in Padan-aram; to go to Isaac, his father, in the land of Canaan.
Scripture Passages
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward to those things which are before,
He that reproveth a scorner, getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Why hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.
He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, [and] shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
And David said on that day, Whoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, [that are] hated by David's soul, [he shall be chief and captain]: Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
If a man begetteth a hundred [children], and liveth many years, so that the days of his years are many, and his soul is not filled with good, and also [that] he hath no burial; I say, [that] an untimely birth [is] better than he.
Woe to him that saith to [his] father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?
And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where [is] the fury of the oppressor?
[As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
He that fleeth from the fear, shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, [even] upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
If he begetteth a son [that is] a robber, a shedder of blood, and [that] doeth the like to [any] one of these [things],
Now lo, [if] he begetteth a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
But those riches perish by evil labor: and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand.
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and immediately forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall prosper.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, [saying],
I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said to me, Thou [art] my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Ask of me, and I will give [thee] the heathen [for] thy inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth [for] thy possession.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.
A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. LORD, how are they multiplied that trouble me? many [are] they that rise up against me.
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
O ye sons of men, how long [will ye turn] my glory into shame? [how long] will ye love vanity, [and] seek after falsehood? Selah.
But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call to him.
[There are] many that say, Who will show us [any] good? LORD, lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance.
Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time [when] their corn and their wine increased.
To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct [my prayer] to thee, and will look up.
But as for me, I will come [into] thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: [and] in thy fear will I worship towards thy holy temple.