For it would be fire that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot all my increase.

I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.

God Restores Job’s Fortunes

The Lord also restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased double all that Job had.

Morning Prayer of Trust in God.

A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom.

Lord, how my enemies have increased! Many are rising up against me.

Do not be afraid when a person becomes rich, When the splendor of his house is increased;

Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly rely on robbery; If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.

May You increase my greatness And turn to comfort me.

Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.

May the Lord increase you, You and your children.

A wise person will hear and increase in learning, And a person of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

The wise will inherit honor, But fools increase dishonor.

Give instruction to a wise person and he will become still wiser; Teach a righteous person and he will increase his insight.

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in poverty.

Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it.

The wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

Certainly she lurks as a robber, And increases the treacherous among mankind.

A wise man is strong, And a person of knowledge increases power.

One who increases his wealth by interest of any kind, Collects it for one who is gracious to the poor.

When the wicked rise, people hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous increase.

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked person rules, people groan.

When the wicked increase, wrongdoing increases; But the righteous will see their downfall.

I said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.

When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look at them?

For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person?