Luke 6:24

Jesus pronounces woe on the rich who have their comfort now. Self-sufficient wealth that ignores God has its reward only in this life.

Cross-references · 19

• Matt 6:2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
• Ps 49:6–7They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
• 1 Tim 6:17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
• Jas 5:1–6Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
• Luke 18:23–25And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
• Ps 49:16–19Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
• Jas 2:6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
• Amos 6:1–6Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
• Prov 1:32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
• Matt 6:5And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
• Luke 12:15–21And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
• Job 21:7–15Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
• Matt 6:16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
• Amos 4:1–3Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
• Ps 73:3–12For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
• Luke 16:19–25There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
• Jer 5:4–6Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
• Hag 2:9The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
• Rev 18:6–8Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

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