1 Timothy 6:17
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17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.(A)
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Acts 14:17
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17 yet he has not left himself without a witness in doing good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons and filling you with food and your hearts with joy.”(A)
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Proverbs 11:28
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28 Those who trust in their riches will wither,[a]
but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.(A)
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- 11.28 Cn: Heb fall
1 Timothy 4:10
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10 For to this end we toil and suffer reproach,[a] because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.(A)
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- 4.10 Other ancient authorities read struggle
James 1:9-10
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Poverty and Riches
9 Let the brother or sister of humble means boast in having a high position 10 and the rich in having been humbled, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field.(A)
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Matthew 19:23
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23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.(A)
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Titus 2:12
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12 training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,(A)
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Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.(A)
8 They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit.(B)
Jeremiah 9:23-24
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23 Thus says the Lord: Do not let the wise boast in their wisdom; do not let the mighty boast in their might; do not let the wealthy boast in their wealth;(A) 24 but let those who boast boast in this, that they understand and know me, that I am the Lord; I act with steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.(B)
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Proverbs 27:24
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24 for riches do not last forever,
nor a crown for all generations.(A)
Colossians 3:16
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16 Let the word of Christ[a] dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.[b](A)
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Romans 11:20
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20 That is true. They were broken off on account of unbelief,[a] but you stand on account of belief.[b] So do not become arrogant, but be afraid.(A)
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Luke 19:2
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2 A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.
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Luke 12:15-21
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15 And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”(A) 16 Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. 17 And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’(B) 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’(C) 21 So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”(D)
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Ecclesiastes 5:18-19
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18 This is what I have seen to be good: it is fitting to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of the life God gives us, for this is our lot.(A) 19 Likewise, all to whom God gives wealth and possessions and whom he enables to enjoy them and to accept their lot and find enjoyment in their toil—this is the gift of God.(B)
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Proverbs 30:9
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9 lest I be full and deny you
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or I be poor and steal
and profane the name of my God.(A)
Psalm 118:8-9
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8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in mortals.(A)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.(B)
Deuteronomy 8:17
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17 Do not say to yourself, ‘My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.’
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Revelation 18:6-7
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6 Render to her as she herself has rendered,
and repay her double for her deeds;
mix a double dose for her in the cup she mixed.(A)
7 As she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,
so give her a like measure of torment and grief.
Since in her heart she says,
‘I rule as a queen;
I am no widow,
and I will never see grief,’(B)
1 Thessalonians 1:9
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9 For they report about us what kind of welcome we had among you and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God(A)
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Hosea 13:6
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6 When I fed[a] them, they were satisfied;
they were satisfied, and their heart was proud;
therefore they forgot me.(A)
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- 13.6 Cn: Heb according to their pasture
Daniel 5:19-23
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19 And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed those he wanted to kill, kept alive those he wanted to keep alive, honored those he wanted to honor, and degraded those he wanted to degrade.(A) 20 But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit was hardened so that he acted proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his glory was stripped from him.(B) 21 He was driven from human society, and his mind was made like that of an animal. His dwelling was with the wild asses, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, until he learned that the Most High God has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals and sets over it whomever he will.(C) 22 And you, Belshazzar his son, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this!(D) 23 You have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven! The vessels of his temple have been brought in before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines have been drinking wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or know, but the God in whose power is your very breath and to whom belong all your ways, you have not honored.(E)
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Jeremiah 2:31
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31 And you, O generation, behold the word of the Lord![a]
Have I been a wilderness to Israel
or a land of thick darkness?
Why then do my people say, “We are free;
we will come to you no more”?(A)
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- 2.31 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ecclesiastes 5:13-14
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13 There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt,(A) 14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture; though they are parents of children, they have nothing in their hands.
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Proverbs 23:5
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5 When your eyes light upon it, it is gone,
for suddenly it takes wings to itself,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
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