Ecclesiastes 10:19
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19 A feast is made for laughter,
And (A)wine makes merry;
But money answers everything.
Psalm 104:15
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15 And (A)wine that makes glad the heart of man,
Oil to make his face shine,
And bread which strengthens man’s heart.
Luke 12:19
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19 And I will say to my soul, (A)“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; (B)eat, drink, and be merry.” ’
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1 Peter 4:3
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3 For we have spent enough of our past [a]lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
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- 1 Peter 4:3 NU time
Philippians 4:15-19
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15 Now you Philippians know also that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, (A)no church shared with me concerning giving and receiving but you only. 16 For even in Thessalonica you sent aid once and again for my necessities. 17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek (B)the fruit that abounds to your account. 18 Indeed I [a]have all and abound. I am full, having received from (C)Epaphroditus the things sent from you, (D)a sweet-smelling aroma, (E)an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God. 19 And my God (F)shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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- Philippians 4:18 Or have received all
Isaiah 24:11
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11 There is a cry for wine in the streets,
All joy is darkened,
The mirth of the land is gone.
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable (A)to those who see the sun.
12 For wisdom is [a]a (B)defense as money is a defense,
But the [b]excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives (C)life to those who have it.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:12 A protective shade, lit. shadow
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 advantage or profit
Psalm 112:9
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9 He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His [a]horn will be exalted with honor.
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- Psalm 112:9 Strength
Ephesians 5:18-19
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18 And (A)do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another (B)in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making (C)melody in your heart to the Lord,
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Acts 11:29
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29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send (A)relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.
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Acts 2:45
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45 and [a]sold their possessions and goods, and (A)divided[b] them among all, as anyone had need.
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Luke 16:9
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9 “And I say to you, (A)make friends for yourselves by unrighteous [a]mammon, that when [b]you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.
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Luke 8:3
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3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for [a]Him from their [b]substance.
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Matthew 19:21
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21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, (A)go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
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Matthew 17:27
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27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a [a]piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”
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- Matthew 17:27 Gr. stater, the exact temple tax for two
Daniel 5:1-12
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Belshazzar’s Feast
5 Belshazzar the king (A)made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine in the presence of the thousand. 2 While he tasted the wine, Belshazzar gave the command to bring the gold and silver vessels (B)which his [a]father Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple which had been in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them. 3 Then they brought the gold (C)vessels that had been taken from the temple of the house of God which had been in Jerusalem; and the king and his lords, his wives, and his concubines drank from them. 4 They drank wine, (D)and praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.
5 (E)In the same hour the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and wrote opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 6 Then the king’s countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his hips were loosened and his (F)knees knocked against each other. 7 (G)The king cried [b]aloud to bring in (H)the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke, saying to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and tells me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck; (I)and he shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” 8 Now all the king’s wise men came, (J)but they could not read the writing, or make known to the king its interpretation. 9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly (K)troubled, his countenance was changed, and his lords were [c]astonished.
10 The queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came to the banquet hall. The queen spoke, saying, “O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your countenance change. 11 (L)There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God. And in the days of your [d]father, light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, were found in him; and King Nebuchadnezzar your [e]father—your father the king—made him chief of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers. 12 Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, understanding, interpreting dreams, solving riddles, and [f]explaining enigmas were found in this Daniel, (M)whom the king named Belteshazzar, now let Daniel be called, and he will give the interpretation.”
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- Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:7 Lit. with strength
- Daniel 5:9 perplexed
- Daniel 5:11 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:11 Or ancestor
- Daniel 5:12 Lit. untying knots
Isaiah 23:18
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18 Her gain and her pay (A)will be set apart for the Lord; it will not be treasured nor laid up, for her gain will be for those who dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for [a]fine clothing.
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- Isaiah 23:18 choice
Ecclesiastes 7:2-6
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2 Better to go to the house of mourning
Than to go to the house of feasting,
For that is the end of all men;
And the living will take it to (A)heart.
3 [a]Sorrow is better than laughter,
(B)For by a sad countenance the heart is made [b]better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 (C)It is better to [c]hear the rebuke of the wise
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 (D)For like the [d]crackling of thorns under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool.
This also is vanity.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:3 Vexation or Grief
- Ecclesiastes 7:3 well or pleasing
- Ecclesiastes 7:5 listen to
- Ecclesiastes 7:6 Lit. sound
Ecclesiastes 2:1-2
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The Vanity of Pleasure(A)
2 I said (B)in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with (C)mirth; [a]therefore enjoy pleasure”; but surely, (D)this also was vanity. 2 I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?”
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- Ecclesiastes 2:1 gladness
Nehemiah 5:8
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8 And I said to them, “According to our ability we have (A)redeemed our Jewish brethren who were sold to the nations. Now indeed, will you even sell your brethren? Or should they be sold to us?”
Then they were silenced and found nothing to say.
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Ezra 1:6
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6 And all those who were around them [a]encouraged them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with precious things, besides all that was (A)willingly offered.
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- Ezra 1:6 Lit. strengthened their hands
2 Chronicles 24:11-14
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11 So it was, at that time, when the chest was brought to the king’s official by the hand of the Levites, and (A)when they saw that there was much money, that the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it and returned it to its place. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
12 The king and Jehoiada gave it to those who did the work of the service of the house of the Lord; and they hired masons and carpenters to (B)repair the house of the Lord, and also those who worked in iron and bronze to restore the house of the Lord. 13 So the workmen labored, and the work was completed by them; they restored the house of God to its original condition and reinforced it. 14 When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; (C)they made from it articles for the house of the Lord, articles for serving and offering, spoons and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada.
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1 Chronicles 29:2-9
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2 Now for the house of my God I have prepared with all my might: gold for things to be made of gold, silver for things of silver, bronze for things of bronze, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood, (A)onyx stones, stones to be set, glistening stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble slabs in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver: 4 three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of (B)Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; 5 the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is (C)willing to [a]consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”
6 Then (D)the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with (E)the officers over the king’s work, (F)offered willingly. 7 They gave for the work of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, into the hand of (G)Jehiel[b] the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had (H)offered willingly to the Lord; and King David also rejoiced greatly.
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- 1 Chronicles 29:5 Lit. fill his hand
- 1 Chronicles 29:8 Possibly the same as Jehieli, 1 Chr. 26:21, 22
1 Chronicles 21:24
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24 Then King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy it for the full price, for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings with that which costs me nothing.”
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2 Samuel 13:28
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28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “Watch now, when Amnon’s (A)heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and [a]valiant.”
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- 2 Samuel 13:28 Lit. sons of valor
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