110 Bible Verses about Good Stewardship

Think about it: everything we have is really just entrusted to us. It's not truly ours, it belongs to the Lord. That's the core idea of stewardship – caring for and managing what's ultimately God's.

What sets us apart, as stewards of the King of Kings, is understanding that even our very lives aren't our own. As Romans 14:12¹ reminds us, we each answer to God for how we live.

That's a powerful thought, isn't it? It really makes you want to live with intention, knowing that one day we'll give an account not just for our lives, but for everything we've done here on Earth.

Our intelligence, wisdom, gifts, talents, and knowledge – they're all given to us for a purpose: to show God's love to those around us and to bear fruit for His Kingdom.

At the end of the day, nothing truly belongs to us. Colossians 1:16² puts it beautifully: all things, seen and unseen, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers – all were created by Him, through Him, and for Him. Pretty humbling, huh?

“For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and handed over his possessions to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them. Now five of them were foolish, and five were prudent. And the one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed five talents over to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ “Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you handed two talents over to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’ “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. Therefore, you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’ “For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, And throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much, and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you? And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?

As each one has received a gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God—

Then Joseph saw Benjamin with them and said to his house steward, “Bring the men into the house, and slay an animal and prepare it; for the men are to eat with me at noon.”

There is desirable treasure and oil in the abode of the wise, But a foolish man swallows it up.

God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that creeps on the earth.”

Then he commanded his house steward, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the mouth of his sack.

The earth is Yahweh’s, as well as its fullness, The world, and those who dwell in it.

And Ahab called Obadiah who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared Yahweh greatly.

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ.

And the one who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders, and the guardians of the children, sent word to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, all that you say to us we will do, we will not make any man king; do what is good in your sight.”

Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows with blessing will also reap with blessing. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Then they gave it into the hand of those who did the work, who had the oversight of the house of Yahweh; and those who did the work, who were doing this in the house of Yahweh, used it to restore and repair the house.

¶Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds; For wealth is not forever, Neither is a crown from generation to generation.

They were also over those who carried loads, and directed all those who did the work from service to service; and some of the Levites were scribes and officials and gatekeepers.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. “Therefore, when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

And I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will take you into the eternal dwellings.

but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a beating, will receive but a few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much, and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.

So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.

The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer;

The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven—

Commit your works to Yahweh And your plans will be established.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain. Cause my eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness, And revive me in Your ways.

Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

When you shall eat of the fruit of the labor of your hands, How blessed will you be and how well will it be for you.

And he said to him, ‘Well done, good slave, because you have been faithful in a very little thing, you are to be in authority over ten cities.’

“But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as willingly as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given You.

“For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

In this case, moreover, it is required of stewards that one be found faithful.

¶The heavens are the heavens of Yahweh, But the earth He has given to the sons of men.

But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

The soul that blesses will be enriched, And he who waters will himself be watered.

And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

He who is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh, And He will repay him for his bountiful deed.

so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and multiplying in the full knowledge of God;

So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom.

Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to take up his portion and be glad in his labor; this is the gift of God.

Do not neglect the gift within you, which was given to you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.

How blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, Who walks in His ways. When you shall eat of the fruit of the labor of your hands, How blessed will you be and how well will it be for you.

Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and this steward was reported to him as squandering his possessions. “He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much, and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true riches to you? And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him. And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts, for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God. “The Law and the Prophets were until John; since that time the good news of the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone is forcing his way into it. But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the Law to fail. “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman who is divorced from a husband commits adultery. “Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. And he called for him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’

The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is the slave of the lender.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.

In all painful labor there is profit, But mere words from the lips lead only to want.

Or do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not worthy to constitute the smallest law courts? For you were bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore look carefully how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

And my God will fulfill all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

¶Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But Yahweh sustains the righteous.

But the noble man counsels noble plans; And by noble plans he rises up.

shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing not under compulsion, but willingly, according to God; and not for dishonest gain, but with eagerness;

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Yahweh, my rock and my Redeemer.

And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the day drawing near.

For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

He also who is slack in his work Is brother to him who destroys.

“Therefore, in all things, whatever you want people to do for you, so do for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who inquire of Yahweh shall not be in want of any good thing.

Then He said to them, “Watch out and be on your guard against every form of greed, for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”

being devoted to one another in brotherly love, giving preference to one another in honor,

He who steals must steal no longer, but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.

Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

Poor is he who works with a slack hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a son who acts insightfully, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; Who sustains his works with justice.

And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

Render to all what is due them: tax to whom tax is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.

He who guards the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who keeps watch for his master will be honored.

So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended on him; and he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he owned he gave in his hand.

Not that we lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm.

Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. and have put on the new man who is being renewed to a full knowledge according to the image of the One who created him— a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, and freeman, but Christ is all and in all. So, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; bearing with one another, and graciously forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord graciously forgave you, so also should you. Above all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body, and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gratefulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.

I will consider the way of the blameless. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.

A deceptive balance is an abomination to Yahweh, But a just weight is His delight.

Make sure that your way of life is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”

And if you offer your soul to the hungry And satisfy the soul of the afflicted, Then your light will rise in darkness And your thick darkness will become like midday.

contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy.

¶What shall I give to Yahweh in return For all His bountiful dealings with me? I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of Yahweh.

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

Now he who plants and he who waters are one, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. And if we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

¶How numerous are Your works, O Yahweh! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. This is the sea, great and broad, There the creeping things are without number, Creatures both small and great.

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

He who indeed did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him graciously give us all things?

“For every beast of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills. “I know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Mine. “If I were hungry I would not tell you, For the world is Mine, as well as its fullness.

And to one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey.

¶Yahweh is the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You support my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my inheritance is beautiful to me.

whoever speaks, as one speaking the oracles of God; whoever serves, as one serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and might forever and ever. Amen.

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. being devoted to one another in brotherly love, giving preference to one another in honor, not lagging behind in diligence, being fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, persevering in affliction, being devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless, and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, by being of the same mind toward one another, not being haughty in mind, but associating with the humble. Do not be wise in your own mind. Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, respecting what is good in the sight of all men, if possible, so far as it depends on you, being at peace with all men, never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek You.

For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, having the same struggle which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me. always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, because of your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.

Keep worthlessness and every false word far from me, Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is my portion, Lest I be full and deny You and say, “Who is Yahweh?” Or lest I be impoverished and steal, And profane the name of my God.

Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,

Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

The Spirit of Lord Yahweh is upon me Because Yahweh has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to captives And freedom to prisoners, ¶I will rejoice greatly in Yahweh; My soul will rejoice in my God, For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a headdress, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. For as the earth brings forth its branches, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to branch out, So Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise To branch out before all the nations. To proclaim the favorable year of Yahweh And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all who mourn,

But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want. The soul that blesses will be enriched, And he who waters will himself be watered.

Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows with blessing will also reap with blessing. Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make every grace abound to you, so that in everything at every time having every sufficiency, you may have an abundance for every good deed;

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