Proverbs 10:15
New King James Version
15 The (A)rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs 18:11
New King James Version
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.
Proverbs 19:7
New King James Version
7 (A)All the brothers of the poor hate him;
How much more do his friends go (B)far from him!
He may pursue them with words, yet they [a]abandon him.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:7 Lit. are not
Psalm 52:7
New King James Version
7 “Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his [a]wickedness.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:7 Lit. desire, in evil sense
Proverbs 14:20
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:20 Lit. many are the lovers of the rich
Ecclesiastes 7:12
New King James Version
12 For wisdom is [a]a (A)defense as money is a defense,
But the [b]excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives (B)life to those who have it.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 A protective shade, lit. shadow
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 advantage or profit
Proverbs 22:22-23
New King James Version
22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
1 Timothy 6:17
New King James Version
Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy.
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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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Mark 10:24
New King James Version
24 And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is [a]for those (A)who trust in riches to enter the kingdom of God!
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- Mark 10:24 NU omits for those who trust in riches
Micah 2:1-2
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Woe to Evildoers
2 Woe to those who devise iniquity,
And [a]work out evil on their beds!
At (A)morning light they practice it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.
2 They (B)covet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.
Footnotes
- Micah 2:1 Plan
Jeremiah 9:23
New King James Version
23 Thus says the Lord:
(A)“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his (B)might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
Psalm 49:6
New King James Version
6 Those who (A)trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,
Job 31:24-25
New King James Version
24 “If(A) I have made gold my hope,
Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
25 (B)If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had gained much;
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