Job 1:21
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21 He said,
“I came naked from my mother’s womb,
and I will be naked when I leave.
The Lord gave me what I had,
and the Lord has taken it away.
Praise the name of the Lord!”
Ecclesiastes 5:15
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15 We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can’t take our riches with us.
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1 Timothy 6:7
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7 After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it.
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1 Thessalonians 5:18
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18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
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James 1:17
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17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.[b]
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Ephesians 5:20
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20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Job 2:10
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10 But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.
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Isaiah 45:7
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7 I create the light and make the darkness.
I send good times and bad times.
I, the Lord, am the one who does these things.
1 Samuel 2:7
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7 The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
he brings some down and lifts others up.
Lamentations 3:38
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38 Does not the Most High
send both calamity and good?
Ecclesiastes 12:7
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7 For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
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Psalm 49:17
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17 For when they die, they take nothing with them.
Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
Genesis 3:19
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19 By the sweat of your brow
will you have food to eat
until you return to the ground
from which you were made.
For you were made from dust,
and to dust you will return.”
Matthew 20:15
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15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’
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Psalm 39:9
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9 I am silent before you; I won’t say a word,
for my punishment is from you.
Acts 4:28
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28 But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will.
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Amos 3:6
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6 When the ram’s horn blows a warning,
shouldn’t the people be alarmed?
Does disaster come to a city
unless the Lord has planned it?
Isaiah 42:24
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24 Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt?
It was the Lord, against whom we sinned,
for the people would not walk in his path,
nor would they obey his law.
Psalm 34:1
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Psalm 34[a]
A psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away.
1 I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
Footnotes
- 34 This psalm is a Hebrew acrostic poem; each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Job 1:11
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11 But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!”
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1 Samuel 3:18
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18 So Samuel told Eli everything; he didn’t hold anything back. “It is the Lord’s will,” Eli replied. “Let him do what he thinks best.”
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Isaiah 24:15
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15 In eastern lands, give glory to the Lord.
In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
Ecclesiastes 5:19
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19 And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God.
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2 Kings 20:19
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19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “This message you have given me from the Lord is good.” For the king was thinking, “At least there will be peace and security during my lifetime.”
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1 Kings 12:15
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15 So the king paid no attention to the people. This turn of events was the will of the Lord, for it fulfilled the Lord’s message to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh.
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