What are some Bible verses about gambling?

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Proverbs 13:11  

Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.  
  

Hebrews 13:5  

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”  
  

1 Timothy 6:9\-10  

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.  
  

Matthew 6:24  

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

Ecclesiastes 5:10  

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.  
  

Luke 12:15  

And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”  
  

Proverbs 28:22  

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.  
  

1 Corinthians 6:12  

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.  
  

Proverbs 16:33  

The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.  
  

Ephesians 4:28  

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.  
  

Luke 16:13  

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

Exodus 20:17  

“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's.”  
  

Acts 20:35  

"In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”  
  

1 Corinthians 6:9\-10  

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.  
  

Matthew 6:19\-21  

Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  
  

Luke 12:33\-34  

Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.  
  

Mark 8:36  

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?  
  

Mark 7:20\-23  

And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”  
  

1 Timothy 6:17\-19  

As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.  
  

Matthew 27:35  

And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.  
  

*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*  
  

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