Proverbs 21:20
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Matthew 25:3-4
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3 For 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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Ecclesiastes 7:11
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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
an advantage to those who (A)see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 5:19
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19 Everyone also to whom (A)God has given (B)wealth and possessions (C)and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is (D)the gift of God.
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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.
Proverbs 10:22
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:22 Or and toil adds nothing to it
Psalm 23:5
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5 You (A)prepare a table before me
in (B)the presence of my enemies;
you (C)anoint my head with oil;
my (D)cup overflows.
Job 20:18
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18 He will (A)give back the fruit of his toil
and will not (B)swallow it down;
from the profit of his trading
he will get no enjoyment.
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 16:1
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The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
16 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had (A)a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
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Luke 15:14
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14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need.
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Luke 6:45
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45 (A)The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces (B)evil, (C)for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
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Matthew 25:8
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8 And 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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Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
19 (A)“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where (B)moth and rust[a] destroy and where thieves (C)break in and steal, 20 (D)but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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- Matthew 6:19 Or worm; also verse 20
Jeremiah 41:8
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8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death, for we have (A)stores of wheat, barley, oil, and honey hidden in the fields.” So he refrained and did not put them to death with their companions.
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Ecclesiastes 10:19
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Job 20:15
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15 He swallows down riches and vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
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