[Safetgiver]

I am not a Biblical scholar, but isn’t something in the Book about “God helps those who help themselves?” Not in a looting, robbing sense, of course.

[arthurus]

Actually, no. I don’t think that statement or one like it is in there. Jesus was not concerned with material prosperity at all.

[Alex Murphy]

I am not a Biblical scholar, but isn’t something in the Book about “God helps those who help themselves?”

No, that's found in Poor Richard's Almanac:
10 More Popular Bible 'Verses' That Aren't Actually in the Bible

[Elsie]

...but isn’t something in the Book about “God helps those who help themselves?”

No.

As a bible teacher; I've found that it is MUCH easier to teach what is actually in Scripture; than to UNteach what ain't!

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The phrase "God helps those who help themselves" is a popular motto that emphasizes the importance of self-initiative and humanistic philosophy.

The phrase originated in ancient Greece and may originally have been proverbial. It is illustrated by two of Aesop's Fables and a similar sentiment is found in ancient Greek drama. Although it has been commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the modern English wording appears earlier in Algernon Sidney's work.

The phrase is often mistaken as scriptural, but it appears nowhere in the Bible. Some Christians have criticized the expression as being contrary to the Bible's message of God's grace. A variant of the phrase, however, can be found in the Quran (13:11)^[1]

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_helps_those_who_help_themselves