Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Reading through the Bible you will know doubt discover many scriptures that talk about the blessings of God upon His people. Many people then wonder why they are not experiencing those blessings since they view themselves as a Christian.