Miserliness

A reluctance to part with money, often associated with the hoarding of money or possessions. While Scripture censures the squandering of resources, it also regards the hoarding of money or possessions as potentially idolatrous.

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Miserliness as a form of idolatry Pr 18:11; Mt 6:24 See also Dt 15:9; Pr 11:26; Ho 12:8; Mt 6:19–21; Eph 5:3–5; Col 3:5; 1 Ti 6:17 The foolishness of miserliness Ec 2:26; 1 Ti 6:7 See also Ps 39:6; Ps 39:11; Ps 49:10; Pr 22:16; Pr 23:6; Pr 28:8; Pr 28:22; Ec 4:7–8; Ec 5:10–11; Ec 5:15; Lk 12:15–21 Miserliness…