Thematic Bible: The perils of
Thematic Bible
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
For God gives to the man that is good in his sight wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to the one that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon riches which are not? For they shall certainly make themselves wings; they shall fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
As the partridge that steals that which she did not hatch, is he that gets riches and not with righteousness; in the midst of his days he shall leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
The increase of his house shall be taken captive; they shall be scattered in the day of his wrath.
For he sees that all the wise men die, likewise the fool and the ignorant perish and leave their wealth to others.
Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun, which I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
For riches are not for ever, and does the crown endure to every generation?
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Though he heaps up silver as the dust and prepares raiment as the clay, he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Surely man walks in darkness; surely they are disquieted in vain; they heap up riches not knowing who shall gather them.
For God gives to the man that is good in his sight wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to the one that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
with thy wisdom and with thine intelligence thou hast gotten thee riches and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal;
So is he that lays up treasure for himself and is not rich in God.
Your gold and silver is corrupted with rust; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you and shall completely eat your flesh, as fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Profit not in time of trial
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath, but the whole earth shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all those that dwell in the earth.
Riches shall not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness shall deliver from death.
A man to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honour so that he lacks nothing for his soul of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but the strangers eat it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster and all the company in ships and sailors and as many as trade by sea stood afar off
earthly Riches » The perils of » Incline to forgetfulness of God
and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied and all that thou hast is multiplied, then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery,
earthly Riches » The perils of » Endanger integrity
The man of truth shall abound with blessings, but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be absolved.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Subject men to powerful temptations
For those that desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Hinder entrance into God's kingdom
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is difficult that a rich man shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Beget greed
Trust not in violence and become not vain in the taking of spoil; if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Result in barrenness of life
and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Incline to forgetfulness of God
and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied and all that thou hast is multiplied, then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery,
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Endanger integrity
The man of truth shall abound with blessings, but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be absolved.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Subject men to powerful temptations
For those that desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Hinder entrance into God's kingdom
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is difficult that a rich man shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Beget greed
Trust not in violence and become not vain in the taking of spoil; if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Result in barrenness of life
and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
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