Proverbs 14:24
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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
an advantage to those who (A)see the sun.
12 For the protection of wisdom is like (B)the protection of money,
and the advantage of knowledge is that (C)wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
Luke 16:19-25
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in (A)purple and fine linen and (B)who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate (C)was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with (D)what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by (E)the angels (F)to Abraham's side.[a] The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in (G)Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and (H)saw Abraham far off and Lazarus (I)at his side. 24 And he called out, (J)‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and (K)cool my tongue, for (L)I am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that (M)you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
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- Luke 16:22 Greek bosom; also verse 23
Luke 16:9
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9 And I tell you, (A)make friends for yourselves by means of (B)unrighteous wealth,[a] so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
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Luke 12:19-20
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Isaiah 33:6
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6 (A)and he will be the stability of your times,
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is Zion's[a] treasure.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 33:6 Hebrew his
Proverbs 27:22
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22 (A)Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
Psalm 112:9
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9 He has (A)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his (B)horn is exalted in honor.
Psalm 49:10-13
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10 For he sees (A)that even the wise die;
(B)the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and (C)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their (D)graves are their homes forever,[a]
their dwelling places (E)to all generations,
though they (F)called lands by their own names.
12 Man in his pomp (G)will not remain;
(H)he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the path of those who have (I)foolish confidence;
yet after them people approve of their boasts.[b] Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:11 Septuagint, Syriac, Targum; Hebrew Their inward thought was that their homes were forever
- Psalm 49:13 Or and of those after them who approve of their boasts
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