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.
Luke 16:25
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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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John 15:19
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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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Luke 16:8
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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 12:19-21
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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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Psalm 49:17-19
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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
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.
John 17:14
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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 8:23
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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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Job 27:14-17
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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
1 John 4:4-5
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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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James 5:5
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5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and [a]luxury; you have [b]fattened your hearts [c]as in a day of slaughter.
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Luke 16:27-28
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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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Matthew 13:44
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The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and (A)sells all that he has and (B)buys that field.
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Proverbs 2:4
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4 (A)If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
Psalm 73:12
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12 Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who are always at ease;
They increase in riches.
Psalm 73:3-7
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4 For there are no [a]pangs in their death,
But their strength is firm.
5 (C)They are not in trouble as other men,
Nor are they plagued like other men.
6 Therefore pride serves as their necklace;
Violence covers them (D)like a garment.
7 (E)Their [b]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 73:4 pains
- Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
Psalm 39:6
New King James Version
6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they [a]busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:6 make an uproar for nothing
Job 21:21
New King James Version
21 For what does he care about his household after him,
When the number of his months is cut in half?
Job 21:7-15
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7 (A)Why do the wicked live and become old,
Yes, become mighty in power?
8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
9 Their houses are safe from fear,
(B)Neither is [a]the rod of God upon them.
10 Their bull breeds without failure;
Their cow calves (C)without miscarriage.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock,
And their children dance.
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp,
And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
13 They (D)spend their days in wealth,
And [b]in a moment go down to the [c]grave.
14 (E)Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us,
For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
15 (F)Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him?
And (G)what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
Job 12:9
New King James Version
9 Who among all these does not know
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
Job 12:6
New King James Version
6 (A)The tents of robbers prosper,
And those who provoke God are secure—
In what God provides by His hand.
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