Proverbs 11:28
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Jeremiah 17:8
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8 (A)He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
Psalm 52:7-8
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7 “See the man who would not make
God his refuge,
but (A)trusted in the abundance of his riches
and sought refuge in his own destruction!”[a]
8 But I am like (B)a green olive tree
in the house of God.
I trust in the steadfast love of God
forever and ever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:7 Or in his work of destruction
Psalm 1:3
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3 He is like (A)a tree
planted by (B)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its (C)leaf does not wither.
(D)In all that he does, he prospers.
Psalm 92:12-14
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12 (A)The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 They are planted in the house of the Lord;
they flourish in (B)the courts of our God.
14 They still bear fruit in old age;
they are ever full of sap and green,
Psalm 62:10
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10 Put no trust in extortion;
(A)set no vain hopes on robbery;
(B)if riches increase, set not your heart on them.
Mark 10:24-25
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24 And the disciples (A)were amazed at his words. But Jesus said to them again, (B)“Children, (C)how difficult it is[a] to enter (D)the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter (E)the kingdom of God.”
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- Mark 10:24 Some manuscripts add for those who trust in riches
Isaiah 60:21
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21 (A)Your people shall all be righteous;
(B)they shall possess the land forever,
(C)the branch of my planting, the work of my hands,
that I might be glorified.[a]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 60:21 Or that I might display my beauty
Proverbs 10:15
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15 (A)A rich man's wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Psalm 49:6
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6 those who (A)trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
Deuteronomy 8:12-14
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12 (A)lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, 14 (B)then your heart be lifted up, and you (C)forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,
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Luke 12:20
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20 But God said to him, (A)‘Fool! (B)This night (C)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (D)whose will they be?’
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