Genesis 34:23
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23 Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.”
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Proverbs 1:12-13
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12 like Sheol let us (A)swallow them alive,
and whole, like (B)those who go down to the pit;
13 we shall find all precious goods,
we shall fill our houses with plunder;
1 Timothy 6:6-10
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6 But (A)godliness (B)with contentment is great gain, 7 for (C)we brought nothing into the world, and[a] we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But (D)if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 But (E)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (F)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (G)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (H)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
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- 1 Timothy 6:7 Greek for; some manuscripts insert [it is] certain [that]
Acts 19:24-26
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24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, (A)brought no little business to the craftsmen. 25 (B)These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. 26 And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, (C)saying that (D)gods made with hands are not gods.
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John 6:26-27
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26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)you are seeking me, not because you saw (B)signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 (C)Do not work for the food that perishes, but for (D)the food that endures to eternal life, which (E)the Son of Man will give to you. For on (F)him God the Father has (G)set his seal.”
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John 2:16
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16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make (A)my Father's house a house of trade.”
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Proverbs 28:20
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20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but whoever hastens to be rich (A)will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 23:4-5
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4 (A)Do not toil to acquire wealth;
(B)be discerning enough to desist.
5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
(C)for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.
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