Proverbs 2:4
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4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures—(A)
Matthew 13:44
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Three Parables
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.(A)
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Matthew 19:29
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29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or[a] children or fields for my name’s sake will receive a hundredfold[b] and will inherit eternal life.
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Proverbs 16:16
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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)
Proverbs 8:18-19
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18 Riches and honor are with me,
enduring wealth and prosperity.(A)
19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
and my yield than choice silver.(B)
Psalm 119:127
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127 Truly I love your commandments
more than gold, more than fine gold.(A)
Job 28:12-20
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12 “But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?(A)
13 Mortals do not know the way to it,[a]
and it is not found in the land of the living.(B)
14 The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 It cannot be gotten for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
in precious onyx or sapphire.[b]
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.(C)
18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;
the price of wisdom is above pearls.(D)
19 The chrysolite of Cush cannot compare with it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.(E)
20 “Where then does wisdom come from?
And where is the place of understanding?(F)
Luke 16:8
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8 And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly, for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.(A)
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Matthew 19:21-22
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21 Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money[a] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”(A) 22 When the young man heard this word, he went away grieving, for he had many possessions.
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Matthew 6:19-21
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Concerning Treasures
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[a] consume and where thieves break in and steal,(A) 20 but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust[b] consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.(B) 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
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8 the case of solitary individuals, without sons or brothers; yet there is no end to all their toil, and their eyes are never satisfied with riches. “For whom am I toiling,” they ask, “and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.(A)
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Proverbs 23:23
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23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(A)
Proverbs 3:14-15
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14 for her income is better than silver
and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
Psalm 119:72
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72 The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.(A)
Psalm 119:14
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14 I delight in the way of your decrees
as much as in all riches.
Job 3:21
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21 who long for death, but it does not come,
and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;(A)
Psalm 19:10
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10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.(A)
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