36 Bible Verses about Riches, Ungodly Use Of
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Behold, these the unjust, and they being secure of the world increased riches.
For I feared thee, for thou art an austere man: thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and thou reapest what thou didst not sow.
And ye have despised the beggar. Do not the rich bring you into subjection, and draw you before tribunals? And do they not defame the good name called upon you?
And the messengers will turn back and say, Thus said Ben-hadad, saying, That I sent to thee, saying, Thy silver and thy gold and thy wives and thy sons thou shalt give to me,
Wealth from vanity shall be diminished: and he gathering with the hand, shall increase.
The making treasures by the tongue of falsehood is vanity scattered from those seeking death.
He oppressing the poor one to increase for himself, he gave to the rich; also to want
The partridge brooded and she brought not forth; to make riches and not in judgment, he shall leave them in the half of his days, and in his latter part he shall be foolish.
Wo to them purposing vanity, and working evil upon their beds! In the light of the morning they will do it because it is to the strength of their hand. And they desired fields, and they took by force; and houses, and they took away: and they oppressed a man and his house, and a man and his inheritance. For this, thus said Jehovah: Behold me purposing evil against this family, which ye shall not remove your necks from thence; and ye shall not go loftily: for it is an evil time.read more.
In that day a parable shall be lifted up against you, and a wailing of a wailing was wailed, saying, Being laid waste, we shall be laid waste: he will exchange a portion of my people: how he will remove to me; for turning away, he will divide our fields. For this there shall not be to thee any casting a cord by lot in the convocation of Jehovah.
Are there yet treasures of injustice in the house of the unjust, and the ephah of leanness being cursed? Shall I make clean with the balances of injustice, and with the bag of stones of deceit? For her rich ones were full of violence, and her inhabitants spake falsehood, and their tongue of deceit in their mouth.
Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge? Shall they not rise up suddenly, biting thee? and they disquieting thee shall rise up, and thou wert for plunder to them. For thou didst spoil many nations, all the rest of the peoples shall spoil thee; from the bloods of man, and the violence of the land, of the city, and all dwelling in it.read more.
Wo! to him plundering an evil plunder to his house, to set his nest on high, to deliver from the hand of evil. Thou wilt counsel shame to thy house, cutting off many peoples, and causing thy soul to sin. For the stone from the wall shall cry out, and the cross-beam from the wood shall answer it.
He withholding grain, the people shall curse him: and blessing upon the head of him selling.
If he shall heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as clay; He shall prepare, and the just shall put on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Thou shalt not withhold good from those possessing it in its being to the power of thy hand to do.
Come on now, ye rich, weep, uttering loud cries of grief for the misfortunes coming upon you. Your riches have become corrupted, and your garments have been moth eaten; Your gold and silver is become rusty; and their rust shall be for a witness to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have gathered up treasures in the last days.
Wherefore shall I fear in the days of evil, the iniquity of my heel shall surround me. They trusting upon their wealth, and they will glory in the multitude of their riches.
Behold, the man will not set God his strength, and he will trust in the multitude of his riches he will be strengthened in his mischief.
He trusting in his riches himself shall fall: and the just shall flourish as the foliage.
Thus said Jehovah, The wise shall not boast in his wisdom, and the strong shall not boast in his strength; the rich shall not boast in his riches: But he boasting shall boast in this, to understand and know me, that I am Jehovah, doing mercy, judgment and justice in the earth: for in these I delighted, says Jehovah.
For because of thy boasting in thy works and in thy treasures, also thou shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his chiefs together.
The house of the just much treasure: and in the increase of the unjust the being troubled.
There is he making himself rich, and not anything: making himself poor, and much wealth. The expiating of a man's soul is his riches: and the poor will not hear rebuke.
Good is little with the fear of Jehovah more than much treasure and confusion with it Good a ration of herbs and love there, above an ox of the stall and hatred with it.
For he shall see the wise shall die: together the fool and the stupid one shall perish, and they left their wealth to others.
Surely in a shadow a man will go about: surely they will be disquieted in vain: he will store up, and he knew not who shall gather them.
And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be?
And he said to them, See, and watch yourselves from covetousness: for not in the abounding to any one of his possessions is his life.
But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou didst receive thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus likewise evil things: and now here is he comforted, and thou art tormented.
And a man in Maon and his work in Carmel; and the man very great, and to him three thousand sheep and a thousand goats: and he will be in shearing his sheep in Carmel. And the name of the man Nabal; and his wife's name Abigail: and the woman good of understanding, and beautiful of form: and the man hard and evil of works; and he as his dog.
And he going in the way, one running and having fallen upon his knees, asked him, Good teacher, What shall I do that I might inherit eternal life And Jesus said to him, Why sayest thou me good? none good, except the one God. Thou knowest the commands: Thou shouldst not commit adultery; Thou shouldst not kill; Thou shouldst not steal; Thou shouldst not bear false testimony; Thou shouldst not defraud; Honour thy father and mother.read more.
And he, having answered, said to him, O teacher, all these have I watched from my youth. And Jesus having looked upon him, loved him, and said to him, One thing is wanting to thee retire; whatever thou hast, sell, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, having taken up the cross. And he, being sad at the word, went away being grieved: for he had many possessions. And Jesus having looked round, said to his disciples, With what difficulty shall they having property enter into the kingdom of God
And, behold, one having come said to him, Good teacher, what good shall I do, that I might have eternal life? And he said to him, Why sayest thou me good? None is good except one, God; but if thou wouldst come into life, keep the commands. He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, thus: Thou shalt not murder; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness;read more.
Honour thy father and mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The young man says to him, All these have I watched from my youth; what yet do I want? Jesus said to him, If thou wished to be perfected, retire, sell thy possessions, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. And the young man having heard the word, departed, being grieved: for he was holding many possessions. And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, That with difficulty shall a rich one come into the kingdom of the heavens. And again I say to you, It is of easier labor for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich one to come into the kingdom of God.
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life? And Jesus said to him, Why sayest thou me good? none good except the one God. Thou knowest the commands, Thou shouldest not commit adultery, Thou shouldest not kill, Thou shouldest not steal, Thou shouldest not bear false testimony, Honour thy father and thy mother.read more.
And he said, All these have I watched from my youth. And Jesus having heard these, said to him, Yet one thing fails thee: all whatever thou hast, sell and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. And he having heard these things, was sorely grieved: for he was very rich. And Jesus having seen him being sorely grieved, said, With how much difficulty shall they having possessions come into the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to come through the hole of a needle, than for a rich one to come into the kingdom of God.
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