When you pray over your household finances, add in one or more of the following verses to increase the effectiveness of your prayer. This is the Sword of the Spirit.
“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:31, 33 NIV
“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”
Psalms 27:13 NIV
“All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to.
The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.
The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands.
You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.
The Lord will make you the head, not the tail.
If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.”
Deuteronomy 28:2-6, 8, 11-13 NIV
“The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry”
Proverbs 10:3 NIV
“Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.”
Proverbs 10:4 NIV
“The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.”
Proverbs 10:22 NIV
“What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.”
Proverbs 10:24 NIV
“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”
Proverbs 11:25 NIV
“From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.”
Proverbs 12:14 NIV
“Whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.”
Proverbs 13:11 NIV
“Blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.”
Proverbs 14:21 NIV
“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.”
Psalms 55:22 NIV
“Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them, that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.”
Psalms 106:4-5 NIV
“Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.”
Psalms 128:1-2 NIV
“The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.”
Proverbs 21:5 NIV
“Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.”
Proverbs 22:4 NIV
“The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.”
Proverbs 22:9 NIV
Job Promotion
“Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.”
Proverbs 12:24 NIV
“A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.”
Proverbs 13:4 NIV