RICHES

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• Deuteronomy 6:10

  It shall be, when Yahweh your God brings you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, great and goodly cities, which you didn’t build,

• Deuteronomy 6:11

  and houses full of all good things, which you didn’t fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn’t dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you didn’t plant, and you shall eat and be full;

• Deuteronomy 6:12

  then beware lest you forget Yahweh, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

• Deuteronomy 8:10

  You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless Yahweh your God for the good land which he has given you.

• Deuteronomy 8:11

  Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you today;

• Deuteronomy 8:12

  lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built fine houses, and lived in them;

• Deuteronomy 8:13

  and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;

• Deuteronomy 8:14

  then your heart might be lifted up, and you forget Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

• Deuteronomy 8:15

  who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with venomous snakes and scorpions, and thirsty ground where there was no water; who poured water for you out of the rock of flint;

• Deuteronomy 8:16

  who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn’t know; that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end:

• Deuteronomy 8:17

  and lest you say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.”

• Deuteronomy 8:18

  But you shall remember Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he swore to your fathers, as it is today.

• Deuteronomy 31:20

  For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat; then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.

• Deuteronomy 32:15

  But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he abandoned God who made him, and rejected the Rock of his salvation.

• 1 Samuel 2:7

  Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

• Psalms 37:16

  Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

• Proverbs 10:2

  Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

• Proverbs 10:22

  Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

• Proverbs 11:4

  Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

• Proverbs 11:28

  He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

• Proverbs 13:7

  There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

• Proverbs 13:8

  The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

• Proverbs 14:24

  The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

• Proverbs 15:6

  In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

• Proverbs 15:16

  Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

• Proverbs 15:17

  Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

• Proverbs 16:8

  Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

• Proverbs 19:4

  Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

• Proverbs 21:6

  Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

• Proverbs 23:4

  Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

• Proverbs 23:5

  Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.

• Proverbs 27:23

  Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

• Proverbs 27:24

  for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.

• Proverbs 28:8

  He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

• Proverbs 28:20

  A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

• Proverbs 28:22

  A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

• Proverbs 30:8

  Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me;

• Proverbs 30:9

  lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

• Ecclesiastes 5:9

  Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

• Ecclesiastes 5:10

  He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

• Ecclesiastes 5:11

  When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?

• Ecclesiastes 5:12

  The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

• Ecclesiastes 5:13

  There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

• Ecclesiastes 5:14

  Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.

• Ecclesiastes 5:15

  As he came out of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.

• Ecclesiastes 5:16

  This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?

• Ecclesiastes 5:17

  All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.

• Ecclesiastes 5:18

  Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

• Ecclesiastes 5:19

  Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor — this is the gift of God.

• Ecclesiastes 5:20

  For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.

• Ecclesiastes 6:1

  There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:

• Ecclesiastes 6:2

  a man to whom God gives riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God gives him no power to eat of it, but an alien eats it. This is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

• Ecclesiastes 7:11

  Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

• Ecclesiastes 7:12

  For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

• Ecclesiastes 10:19

  A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes the life glad; and money is the answer for all things.

• Isaiah 5:8

  Woe to those who join house to house, who lay field to field, until there is no room, and you are made to dwell alone in the middle of the land!

• Jeremiah 48:36

  Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like pipes, and my heart sounds like pipes for the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the abundance that he has gotten has perished.

• Hosea 12:8

  Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”

• Matthew 6:19

  “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

• Matthew 6:20

  but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;

• Matthew 6:21

  for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

• Matthew 13:22

  What was sown among the thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

• Matthew 19:16

  Behold, one came to him and said, “Good teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?”

• Matthew 19:17

  He said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”

• Matthew 19:18

  He said to him, “Which ones?” Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You shall not offer false testimony.’

• Matthew 19:19

  ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

• Matthew 19:20

  The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”

• Matthew 19:21

  Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Matthew 19:22

  But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

• Matthew 19:23

  Jesus said to his disciples, “Most certainly I say to you, a rich man will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven with difficulty.

• Matthew 19:24

  Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

• Matthew 19:25

  When the disciples heard it, they were exceedingly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

• Matthew 19:26

  Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

• Matthew 19:27

  Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything, and followed you. What then will we have?”

• Matthew 19:28

  Jesus said to them, “Most certainly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

• Matthew 19:29

  Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.

• Mark 4:19

  and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

• Mark 10:17

  As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

• Mark 10:18

  Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one — God.

• Mark 10:19

  You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”

• Mark 10:20

  He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.”

• Mark 10:21

  Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

• Mark 10:22

  But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.

• Mark 10:23

  Jesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!”

• Mark 10:24

  The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

• Mark 10:25

  It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

• Luke 12:15

  He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

• Luke 18:18

  A certain ruler asked him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

• Luke 18:19

  Jesus asked him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good, except one — God.

• Luke 18:20

  You know the commandments: ‘Don’t commit adultery,’ ‘Don’t murder,’ ‘Don’t steal,’ ‘Don’t give false testimony,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’”

• Luke 18:21

  He said, “I have observed all these things from my youth up.”

• Luke 18:22

  When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me.”

• Luke 18:23

  But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was very rich.

• Luke 18:24

  Jesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

• Luke 18:25

  For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

• 1 Timothy 6:4

  he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

• 1 Timothy 6:5

  constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

• 1 Timothy 6:6

  But godliness with contentment is great gain.

• 1 Timothy 6:7

  For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.

• 1 Timothy 6:8

  But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

• 1 Timothy 6:9

  But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

• 1 Timothy 6:10

  For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

• 1 Timothy 6:11

  But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

• 1 Timothy 6:17

  Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

• 1 Timothy 6:18

  that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

• 1 Timothy 6:19

  laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

• James 2:6

  But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

• James 2:7

  Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

• James 5:1

  Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.

• James 5:2

  Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.

• James 5:3

  Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.

• James 5:4

  Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

• James 5:5

  You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

• 1 John 3:17

  But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?

• Revelation 3:18

  I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.