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.
Jeremiah 17:11
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11 Like the (A)partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch,
so is (B)he who gets riches but not by justice;
(C)in the midst of his days they will leave him,
(D)and at his end he will be a fool.
Psalm 52:7
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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]
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:7 Or in his work of destruction
Deuteronomy 6:10-12
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10 “And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities (A)that you did not build, 11 and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—and when you eat and are full, 12 (B)then take care lest you forget the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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1 Timothy 6:10
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10 For the love of money is a root of (A)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
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Luke 12:15-21
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15 And he said to them, (A)“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, (B)“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, (C)‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (D)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (E)for many years; relax, (F)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (G)‘Fool! (H)This night (I)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (J)whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one (K)who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
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Mark 10:23
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23 And Jesus (A)looked around and said to his disciples, (B)“How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter (C)the kingdom of God!”
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Isaiah 61:8
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8 (A)For I the Lord love justice;
I hate robbery and wrong;[a]
(B)I will faithfully give them their recompense,
(C)and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:8 Or robbery with a burnt offering
Isaiah 30:12
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12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,
“Because you despise this word
and trust in (A)oppression and perverseness
and rely on them,
Psalm 49:6
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6 those who (A)trust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
Job 27:16-23
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16 Though he (A)heap up silver like dust,
and pile up clothing like clay,
17 he may pile it up, but the righteous will wear it,
and (B)the innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his (C)house like a moth's,
like (D)a booth that (E)a watchman makes.
19 He goes to bed rich, but will (F)do so no more;
he opens his eyes, and (G)his wealth is gone.
20 (H)Terrors overtake him like (I)a flood;
in the night a whirlwind (J)carries him off.
21 (K)The east wind lifts him up and he is gone;
it (L)sweeps him out of his place.
22 It[a] hurls at him (M)without pity;
he flees from its[b] power in headlong flight.
23 It (N)claps its hands at him
and (O)hisses at him from its place.
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