Psalm 39:6
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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
Luke 12:20-21
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20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (A)your soul will be required of you; (B)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, (C)and is not rich toward God.”
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
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26 For God gives (A)wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that (B)he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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James 4:14
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14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? (A)It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
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1 Corinthians 7:31
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31 and those who use this world as not (A)misusing it. For (B)the form of this world is passing away.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
(A)Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
Ecclesiastes 5:14
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14 But those riches perish through [a]misfortune;
When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit. bad business
1 Peter 5:7
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7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
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Luke 12:29
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29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.
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Isaiah 55:2
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2 Why do you [a]spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
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- Isaiah 55:2 Lit. weigh out silver
Ecclesiastes 12:8
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8 “Vanity(A) of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“All is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 6:11-12
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11 Since there are many things that increase vanity,
How is man the better?
12 For who knows what is good for man in life, [a]all the days of his [b]vain life which he passes like (A)a shadow? (B)Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun?
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- Ecclesiastes 6:12 Lit. the number of the days
- Ecclesiastes 6:12 futile
Ecclesiastes 4:7-8
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7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:
8 There is one alone, without [a]companion:
He has neither son nor brother.
Yet there is no end to all his labors,
Nor is his (A)eye satisfied with riches.
But (B)he never asks,
“For whom do I toil and deprive myself of (C)good?”
This also is vanity and a [b]grave misfortune.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 Lit. a second
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 Lit. evil task
Ecclesiastes 2:17-21
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17 Therefore I hated life because the work that was done under the sun was distressing to me, for all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
18 Then I hated all my labor in which I had toiled under the sun, because (A)I must leave it to the man who will come after me. 19 And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will rule over all my labor in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 Therefore I turned my heart and despaired of all the labor in which I had toiled under the sun. 21 For there is a man whose labor is with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; yet he must leave his [a]heritage to a man who has not labored for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:21 Lit. portion
Ecclesiastes 2:8
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8 (A)I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and [a]musical instruments of all kinds.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:8 Exact meaning unknown
Ecclesiastes 1:14
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14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
But (A)the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Psalm 127:2
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2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To (A)eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.
Psalm 49:10-11
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10 For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
11 [a]Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They (A)call their lands after their own names.
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- Psalm 49:11 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. Their graves shall be their houses forever
Job 27:16-17
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16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,
And piles up clothing like clay—
17 He may pile it up, but (A)the just will wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver.
1 Peter 1:24
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24 because
(A)“All flesh is as grass,
And all [a]the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
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- 1 Peter 1:24 NU its glory as
James 5:3
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3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. (A)You have heaped up treasure in the last days.
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Luke 10:40-42
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40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
41 And [a]Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But (A)one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
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- Luke 10:41 NU the Lord
Proverbs 27:24
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24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
Proverbs 23:5
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5 [a]Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:5 Lit. Will you cause your eyes to fly upon it and it is not?
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