Psalm 17:14
New King James Version
14 With Your hand from men, O Lord,
From men of the world who have their portion in this life,
And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure.
They are satisfied with children,
And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
Psalm 17:14
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Luke 16:25
New King James Version
25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, (A)remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
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Luke 16:25
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25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things,(A) but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.(B)
John 15:19
New King James Version
19 (A)If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet (B)because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
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John 15:19
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19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(A) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(B)
Luke 16:8
New King James Version
8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than (A)the sons of light.
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Luke 16:8
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8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world(A) are more shrewd(B) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.(C)
Luke 12:19-21
New King James Version
19 And I will say to my soul, (A)“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; (B)eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (C)your soul will be required of you; (D)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, (E)and is not rich toward God.”
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Luke 12:19-21
New International Version
19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(D)
Psalm 49:17-19
New King James Version
17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.
18 Though while he lives (A)he blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see (B)light.[a]
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:19 The light of life
Psalm 49:17-19
New International Version
17 for they will take nothing(A) with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.(B)
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—(C)
and people praise you when you prosper—
19 they will join those who have gone before them,(D)
who will never again see the light(E) of life.
Job 22:18
New King James Version
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 22:18
New International Version
John 17:14
New King James Version
14 I have given them Your word; (A)and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, (B)just as I am not of the world.
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John 17:14
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John 8:23
New King James Version
23 And He said to them, (A)“You are from beneath; I am from above. (B)You are of this world; I am not of this world.
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John 8:23
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23 But he continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.(A)
Job 27:14-17
New King James Version
14 (A)If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death,
And (B)their[a] widows shall not weep,
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,
And piles up clothing like clay—
17 He may pile it up, but (C)the just will wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver.
Footnotes
- Job 27:15 Lit. his
Job 27:14-17
New International Version
14 However many his children,(A) their fate is the sword;(B)
his offspring will never have enough to eat.(C)
15 The plague will bury those who survive him,
and their widows will not weep for them.(D)
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust(E)
and clothes like piles of clay,(F)
17 what he lays up(G) the righteous will wear,(H)
and the innocent will divide his silver.(I)
1 John 4:4-5
New King James Version
4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than (A)he who is in the world. 5 (B)They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and (C)the world hears them.
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1 John 4:4-5
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James 5:5
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5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(A) in the day of slaughter.[a](B)
Footnotes
- James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting
Luke 16:27-28
New King James Version
27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’
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Luke 16:27-28
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27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them,(A) so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
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