RE: What does the Bible say about gambling?
February 25, 2012 at 3:21 am
(This post was last modified: February 25, 2012 at 3:22 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Words that would translate into gambling or "to gamble" do not make a direct appearance in the bible. There are a few stories about gamblers, or gambling, and that's it. So, that either means that god hates gambling so much he never so much as inspired someone to write down the word, or he's totally cool with it, take your pick.
Timothy 6:10 is about greed for material wealth or lust for money, not gambling. Same with Hebrews 13:5. Proverbs 13:11 invokes "dishonest money" but gambling was not seen as dishonest (as far as we can tell). Our social stigma is not theirs. Proverbs 23:5 deals with the flighty and elusive nature of wealth (as seen or argued by the author). Ecclesiastes is more of the same, criticizing the hole that greed and the lust for wealth is said to leave in our lives.
Proverbs 16:33 doesn't really advocate for gambling, it just states that god rigs the game..lol.
Timothy 6:10 is about greed for material wealth or lust for money, not gambling. Same with Hebrews 13:5. Proverbs 13:11 invokes "dishonest money" but gambling was not seen as dishonest (as far as we can tell). Our social stigma is not theirs. Proverbs 23:5 deals with the flighty and elusive nature of wealth (as seen or argued by the author). Ecclesiastes is more of the same, criticizing the hole that greed and the lust for wealth is said to leave in our lives.
Proverbs 16:33 doesn't really advocate for gambling, it just states that god rigs the game..lol.
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