1 Timothy 6:17

Command those [who are] rich in this present age not to be proud and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who provides us all [things] richly for enjoyment,

Romans 11:20

Well said! They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand firm because of faith. Do not think arrogant [thoughts], but be afraid.

1 Timothy 4:10

For to this [end] we labor and suffer reproach, because we have put our hope in [the] living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of believers.

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in extortion, and do not put vain [confidence] in robbery. If wealth increases, do not set [your] heart [on it].

Proverbs 23:5

Your eyes will {alight} on it, but there is nothing [to] it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted [in] the heavens.

Mark 10:24

And the disciples were astounded at his words. But Jesus answered [and] said to them again, "Children, how difficult it is to enter into the kingdom of God!

Acts 14:17

And yet he did not leave himself without witness [by] doing good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying [you] with food and your hearts with gladness."

Genesis 13:2

Now Abram [was] very wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

Deuteronomy 6:10-12

"And then it will happen [that] when Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you large and fine cities that you did not build,

Deuteronomy 8:17

And you may think in your heart, 'My strength and the might of my hand {acquired this wealth for} me.'

Deuteronomy 33:15

and with the finest things of [the] ancient mountains, and with [the] choice things of [the] {eternal hills},

2 Chronicles 26:16

But on account of his strength his heart grew proud unto destruction. And he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God and went into the temple of Yahweh to offer an incense offering on the altar.

2 Chronicles 32:25-26

But Hezekiah did not reciprocate according to the benefit [placed] upon him, because his heart became proud. So wrath was upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

Job 1:1-3

[There] was a man in the land of Uz whose name [was] Job. That man was blameless and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.

Job 31:24-25

"If I have made gold my trust, or I have called fine gold my security,

Psalm 10:3-4

for [the] wicked boasts about the desire of his {heart}, and [the] one greedy for gain curses [and] treats Yahweh with contempt.

Psalm 52:7

"Look, the man [who] would not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth; he took refuge in his destructiveness."

Psalm 62:8

Trust him at all times, O people; pour out before him your heart. God [is] a refuge for us. Selah

Psalm 73:5-9

They do not have {ordinary trouble}, and they are not plagued as [other] people.

Psalm 84:11-12

Because Yahweh God [is] a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.

Psalm 104:28

You give to them; they gather [it]. You open your hand, they are filled with [what is] good.

Psalm 118:8-9

[It is] better to take refuge in Yahweh than to trust in humans.

Proverbs 11:28

He who trusts in his wealth [is] he who will fall, but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.

Proverbs 27:24

For riches [are] not forever, nor a crown for generation [after] generation.

Proverbs 30:9

Or else I will be satisfied and will deny [him] and say "Who [is] Yahweh?" Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth {hoarded} by its owner to his harm.

Ecclesiastes 5:18-19

Look! I have discovered what is good and fitting: to eat and to drink and {to enjoy} all [the fruit of] the toil with which one toils under the sun during the number of the days of his life that God gives to him--for this [is] his lot.

Jeremiah 2:31

O generation, you see the word of Yahweh. Have I been a desert to Israel? Or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, 'We roam about freely, we will not come again to you'?

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Thus says Yahweh, "[The] wise man must not boast in his wisdom, and the warrior must not boast in his might, [the] wealthy man must not boast in his wealth.

Jeremiah 17:7-8

Blessed be the person who trusts in Yahweh, and Yahweh is his trust.

Ezekiel 16:49-50

Look! This was the iniquity of Sodom, your sister: Pride, abundance of food, and {prosperous ease} was to her and to her daughters, and {she did not sustain the needy and the poor}.

Ezekiel 16:56

And was not Sodom, your sister, a byword in your mouth in the day of your pride

Daniel 4:30

And the king answered and said, "Is this not the great Babylon which I have built as a royal palace by the strength of my own power, and for the glory of my own majesty?"

Daniel 5:19-23

And because of the greatness that he gave to him, all the peoples, the nations and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wanted he killed, and whomever he wanted he let live, and whomever he wanted he honored, and whomever he wanted he humbled.

Hosea 13:6

When I fed them, they were satisfied; they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.

Habakkuk 1:15-16

He brings up all of them with a fishhook; he drags them up with a fishnet; he gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore, he rejoices and exults.

Matthew 6:32

for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things].

Matthew 19:23

And Jesus said to his disciples, "Truly I say to you that with difficulty a rich person will enter into the kingdom of heaven!

Matthew 27:57

Now [when it] was evening, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph came, who also was a disciple of Jesus himself.

Luke 12:15-21

And he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not [even] when someone has an abundance {does} his life [consist] of his possessions."

Luke 19:2

And {there was} a man {named} Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax collector, and he [was] rich.

Luke 19:9-10

And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.

Acts 14:27

And [when they] arrived and called the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

Acts 17:25

nor is he served by human hands [as if he] needed anything, [because] he himself gives to everyone life and breath and everything.

Ephesians 5:5

For this you know {for certain}, that every sexually immoral [person], or unclean [person], or greedy [person] (who is an idolater), does not have an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom, with psalms, hymns, [and] spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God,

1 Thessalonians 1:9

For [they] themselves report about us, what sort of welcome we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve [the] living and true God,

1 Timothy 1:3

Just as I urged you [when I] traveled to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus, so that you may instruct certain people not to teach other doctrine,

1 Timothy 3:15

But if I am delayed, [I am writing] in order that you may know how one must conduct oneself in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and mainstay of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:21

I testify solemnly before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you observe these [things] without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.

1 Timothy 6:13

I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all [things] and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

2 Timothy 4:10

For Demas deserted me, [because he] loved the present age, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens [went] to Galatia; Titus [went] to Dalmatia.

Titus 2:12

training us in order that, denying impiety and worldly desires, we may live self-controlled and righteously and godly in the present age,

Titus 3:6

whom he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

James 1:9-10

Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position,

Revelation 18:6-7

Pay back to her as she herself also paid out, and {pay back double} according to her deeds; in the cup that she mixed, mix double for her.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Charge

1 Timothy 6:13
I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all [things] and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
1 Timothy 1:3
Just as I urged you [when I] traveled to Macedonia, remain in Ephesus, so that you may instruct certain people not to teach other doctrine,
1 Timothy 5:21
I testify solemnly before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels that you observe these [things] without prejudice, doing nothing according to partiality.

That they

Deuteronomy 6:10
"And then it will happen [that] when Yahweh your God will bring you to the land that he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to you large and fine cities that you did not build,
Deuteronomy 8:17
And you may think in your heart, 'My strength and the might of my hand {acquired this wealth for} me.'
Deuteronomy 33:15
and with the finest things of [the] ancient mountains, and with [the] choice things of [the] {eternal hills},
2 Chronicles 26:16
But on account of his strength his heart grew proud unto destruction. And he acted unfaithfully against Yahweh his God and went into the temple of Yahweh to offer an incense offering on the altar.
2 Chronicles 32:25
But Hezekiah did not reciprocate according to the benefit [placed] upon him, because his heart became proud. So wrath was upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
Psalm 10:3
for [the] wicked boasts about the desire of his {heart}, and [the] one greedy for gain curses [and] treats Yahweh with contempt.
Psalm 73:5
They do not have {ordinary trouble}, and they are not plagued as [other] people.
Proverbs 30:9
Or else I will be satisfied and will deny [him] and say "Who [is] Yahweh?" Or I will be poor and will steal and profane the name of my God.
Jeremiah 2:31
O generation, you see the word of Yahweh. Have I been a desert to Israel? Or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, 'We roam about freely, we will not come again to you'?
Ezekiel 16:49
Look! This was the iniquity of Sodom, your sister: Pride, abundance of food, and {prosperous ease} was to her and to her daughters, and {she did not sustain the needy and the poor}.
Daniel 4:30
And the king answered and said, "Is this not the great Babylon which I have built as a royal palace by the strength of my own power, and for the glory of my own majesty?"
Daniel 5:19
And because of the greatness that he gave to him, all the peoples, the nations and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wanted he killed, and whomever he wanted he let live, and whomever he wanted he honored, and whomever he wanted he humbled.
Hosea 13:6
When I fed them, they were satisfied; they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me.
Habakkuk 1:15
He brings up all of them with a fishhook; he drags them up with a fishnet; he gathers them in his dragnet. Therefore, he rejoices and exults.
Romans 11:20
Well said! They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand firm because of faith. Do not think arrogant [thoughts], but be afraid.
James 1:9
Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position,
Revelation 18:6
Pay back to her as she herself also paid out, and {pay back double} according to her deeds; in the cup that she mixed, mix double for her.

Uncertain riches

Proverbs 23:5
Your eyes will {alight} on it, but there is nothing [to] it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted [in] the heavens.
Proverbs 27:24
For riches [are] not forever, nor a crown for generation [after] generation.
Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth {hoarded} by its owner to his harm.

Who

Psalm 104:28
You give to them; they gather [it]. You open your hand, they are filled with [what is] good.
Matthew 6:32
for the pagans seek after all these [things]. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these [things].
Acts 14:27
And [when they] arrived and called the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.
Acts 17:25
nor is he served by human hands [as if he] needed anything, [because] he himself gives to everyone life and breath and everything.

General references

Exodus 6:13
And Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, and he commanded them [to go] to the {Israelites} and to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to bring the {Israelites} out from the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 28:47
"{Because} [of the fact] that you did not serve Yahweh your God with joy and with gladness of heart for the abundance of everything,
Job 31:24
"If I have made gold my trust, or I have called fine gold my security,
Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Matthew 6:19
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and consuming [insect] destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
1 Corinthians 10:26
for "the earth [is] the Lord's, and its fullness."
1 Timothy 5:7
And command these [things], in order that they may be irreproachable.