Psalm 62:10
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10 Do not trust in oppression,
Nor vainly hope in robbery;
(A)If riches increase,
Do not set your heart on them.
Psalm 52:7
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7 “Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his [a]wickedness.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:7 Lit. desire, in evil sense
1 Timothy 6:17
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Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy.
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Luke 12:15-21
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15 And He said to them, (A)“Take heed and beware of [a]covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ 18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, (B)“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; (C)eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (D)your soul will be required of you; (E)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, (F)and is not rich toward God.”
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- Luke 12:15 NU all covetousness
Jeremiah 17:11
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11 “As a partridge that [a]broods but does not hatch,
So is he who gets riches, but not by right;
It (A)will leave him in the midst of his days,
And at his end he will be (B)a fool.”
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- Jeremiah 17:11 Sits on eggs
Isaiah 30:12
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12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel:
“Because you (A)despise this word,
And trust in oppression and perversity,
And rely on them,
Psalm 49:6
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6 Those who (A)trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,
Job 31:24-25
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24 “If(A) I have made gold my hope,
Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
25 (B)If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had gained much;
Deuteronomy 6:10-12
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Caution Against Disobedience
10 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He [a]swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities (A)which you did not build, 11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—(B)when you have eaten and are full— 12 then beware, lest you forget the (C)Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
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- Deuteronomy 6:10 promised
1 Timothy 6:10
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10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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Mark 10:23
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With God All Things Are Possible(A)
23 (B)Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!”
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Jeremiah 13:25
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25 (A)This is your lot,
The portion of your measures from Me,” says the Lord,
“Because you have forgotten Me
And trusted in (B)falsehood.
Isaiah 61:8
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8 “For (A)I, the Lord, love justice;
(B)I hate robbery [a]for burnt offering;
I will direct their work in truth,
(C)And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
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- Isaiah 61:8 Or in
Isaiah 59:4
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4 No one calls for justice,
Nor does any plead for truth.
They trust in (A)empty words and speak lies;
(B)They conceive [a]evil and bring forth iniquity.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 59:4 trouble
Isaiah 47:10
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10 “For you have trusted in your wickedness;
You have said, ‘No one (A)sees me’;
Your wisdom and your knowledge have [a]warped you;
And you have said in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:10 led you astray
Isaiah 28:15
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15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
And with Sheol we are in agreement.
When the overflowing scourge passes through,
It will not come to us,
(A)For we have made lies our refuge,
And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”
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?
Psalm 91:14
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14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will [a]set him on high, because he has (A)known My name.
Footnotes
- Psalm 91:14 exalt him
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.
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- Psalm 39:6 make an uproar for nothing
Job 27:16-23
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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.
18 He builds his house like a [a]moth,
(B)Like a [b]booth which a watchman makes.
19 The rich man will lie down,
[c]But not be gathered up;
He opens his eyes,
And he is (C)no more.
20 (D)Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night.
21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone;
It sweeps him out of his place.
22 It hurls against him and does not (E)spare;
He flees desperately from its [d]power.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him,
And shall hiss him out of his place.
Job 20:29
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29 (A)This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
The heritage appointed to him by God.”
Job 20:19
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19 For he has [a]oppressed and forsaken the poor,
He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
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- Job 20:19 crushed
Deuteronomy 8:12-14
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12 (A)lest—when you have eaten and are [a]full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; 13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are [b]multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14 (B)when your heart [c]is lifted up, and you (C)forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
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- Deuteronomy 8:12 satisfied
- Deuteronomy 8:13 increased
- Deuteronomy 8:14 becomes proud
Mark 8:36-37
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36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
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