Proverbs 21:20
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- 21.20 Gk: Heb and oil
Matthew 25:3-4
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3 When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.
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Psalm 112:3
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3 Wealth and riches are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures forever.
Ecclesiastes 7:11
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11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance,
an advantage to those who see the sun.(A)
Ecclesiastes 5:19
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19 Likewise, all to whom God gives wealth and possessions and whom he enables to enjoy them and to accept their lot and find enjoyment in their toil—this is the gift of God.(A)
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Proverbs 10:22
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22 The blessing of the Lord makes rich,
and toil adds nothing to it.(A)
Proverbs 15:6
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6 In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,
but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
Psalm 23:5
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5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.(A)
Luke 16:1
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The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
16 Then Jesus[a] said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.(A)
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- 16.1 Gk he
Luke 15:14
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14 When he had spent everything, a severe famine took place throughout that region, and he began to be in need.
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Luke 6:45
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45 The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil, for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.(A)
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Matthew 25:8
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8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
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Matthew 6:19-20
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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)
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Jeremiah 41:8
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8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not kill them along with their companions.
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Ecclesiastes 10:19
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19 Feasts are made for laughter,
wine gladdens life,
and money meets every need.(A)
Job 20:18
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18 They will give back the fruit of their toil
and will not swallow it down;
from the profit of their trading
they will get no enjoyment.(A)
Job 20:15
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15 They swallow down riches and vomit them up again;
God casts them out of their bellies.
Luke 16:19-25
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,(A) 21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(B) 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b](C) 24 He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’(D) 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus in like manner evil things, but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.(E)
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