Gambling addiction can lead individuals down a path of despair, financial hardship, and spiritual turmoil. Many people seek solace and guidance during these challenging times, turning to scripture for wisdom and encouragement. The Bible offers profound insights that can help individuals confront their struggles with gambling and find a path toward healing and redemption.
In times of difficulty, it’s essential to remember that hope and strength can be found in faith. These verses serve as reminders of God’s love and the importance of prioritizing what truly matters in life. Whether you or a loved one is grappling with this issue, these scriptures provide comfort and direction toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.
The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, but those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage.
And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
In all labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty.
And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to covetousness.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
Honor the LORD with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
People do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; he may have to give up all the substance of his house.
Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
Famous and Strong Quotes about gambling addiction
The lonelier you are, the more you need your friends and the more you will depend on them.
We all have our moments of being wild and reckless; it’s the moments that define us.
Sometimes when you lose, you win. It’s how you play the game.
I value my freedom. I want my freedom. But I want a little freedom to lose, too.
The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart.
Finding Freedom from Gambling Addiction
Heavenly Father,
We come to You with heavy hearts, seeking Your guidance and healing for those trapped in the cycle of gambling addiction. Lord, we know that You are a God of restoration, and we ask that You wrap Your loving arms around those who are struggling. Fill their minds with hope and their spirits with strength as they confront this challenge.
Grant them clarity to recognize the emptiness that gambling brings, and instill in them a desire for a fuller, more meaningful life in You. Surround them with supportive friends and family who can help them find their way back from the darkness. May they find peace in Your presence and the courage to seek help.
We pray for wisdom and perseverance as they work to break free from the chains of addiction. Replace their old habits with healthy pursuits and a renewed sense of purpose. Guide them to resources that will aid in their recovery and lead them to the freedom that is only found in You.
In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.