Bible & Money · Concordance · Book 27 of 52
Updated 2026-07-31 · Sources: 2 · 3 passages · 2 with notes
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3Then Yahweh’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, saying, 4“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies waste?Haggai 1:3-4 · World English Bible, public domain
Panelled houses while the temple lies in ruins - misordered priorities named by their construction budget.
5Now therefore this is what Yahweh of Armies says: Consider your ways. 6You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don’t have enough. You drink, but you aren’t filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it.”Haggai 1:5-6 · World English Bible, public domain
'He who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.' The most vivid image of lifestyle creep in scripture.
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,’ says Yahweh of Armies.Haggai 2:8 · World English Bible, public domain