Job 31:25

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Summary

Job 31:25

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

Rejoiced

Because

Habakkuk 1:16

General references

Proverbs 18:11

Bible References

Rejoiced

Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the

number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had

promoted him above the princes and servants of the king.

When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.

For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;

“By your great wisdom, by your trade
You have increased your riches
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’

“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.

Because

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

For he has said,
“By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this,
For I have understanding;
And I removed the boundaries of the peoples
And plundered their treasures,
And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants,

The king reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’

And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me

No iniquity, which would be sin.”

Therefore they offer a sacrifice to their net
And burn incense to their fishing net;
Because through these things their catch is large,
And their food is plentiful.

General references

A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.