Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Accumulation of wealth » The accumulation of, disappointing
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."
For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."
Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
Condemnation » Increased by » Oppression
Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you. Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure! read more.
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Gold » Liable to » Canker and rust
Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
greed » Misery of
Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.
Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
So Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.
Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!
The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster. Your schemes will bring shame to your house. Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct.
greed » Results of » Misery
Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."
For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."
Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."
For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."
Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!