What the Bible says about
Parsimony (Stinginess)
11 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools
“that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’””— Haggai 1:2 BSB
““Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?””— Haggai 1:4 BSB
“You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.””— Haggai 1:6 BSB
“You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.”— Haggai 1:9 BSB
“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.”— Malachi 3:8 BSB
“This perfume could have been sold at a high price, and the money given to the poor.””— Matthew 26:9 BSB