Ecclesiastes 5:11

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Ecclesiastes 5:11

When possessions increase, so does the number of consumers; therefore what good are they to their owners, except to look at them?

Genesis 12:16

He treated Abram well because of her, so Abram acquired sheep, oxen, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

Genesis 13:2

Now Abram had become quite wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.

Genesis 13:5-7

Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep, herds, and tents.

I noticed among the war spoils a beautiful mantle from Shinar, 200 shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing 50 shekels. Because I wanted them, I took them, and they're buried in the ground inside my tent. The silver is underneath."

1 Kings 4:22-23

Solomon's daily provisions were 30 kors of fine flour, 60 kors of meal,

1 Kings 5:13-16

King Solomon conscripted laborers from throughout Israel. The work force numbered 30,000 men.

Nehemiah 5:17-18

I fed 150 Jews and officials every day, not counting those who came from the nations around us.

Psalm 119:36-37

Turn my heart to your decrees and away from unjust gain.

Proverbs 23:5

When you fix your gaze on it, it's gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 6:9

It is better to focus on what you can see than to meander after your self-interest; this also is pointless and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

So enjoy yourself in your youth, young man, and be encouraged during your younger days. Live as you like, consistent with your world view, but keep in mind that God will bring you to account for everything.

Jeremiah 17:11

As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."

Habakkuk 2:13

Is it not because of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies that people grow tired putting out fires, and nations weary themselves over nothing?

1 John 2:16

For everything that is in the world the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance is not from the Father but is from the world.

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 5:11

When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

They

What

1 John 2:16

General references

Genesis 13:6

Matthew 6:19

Bible References

They

He treated Abram well because of her, so Abram acquired sheep, oxen, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

Now Abram had become quite wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.

Solomon's daily provisions were 30 kors of fine flour, 60 kors of meal,

King Solomon conscripted laborers from throughout Israel. The work force numbered 30,000 men.

I fed 150 Jews and officials every day, not counting those who came from the nations around us.

Turn my heart to your decrees and away from unjust gain.

What

It is better to focus on what you can see than to meander after your self-interest; this also is pointless and a chasing after wind.

When you fix your gaze on it, it's gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle.

As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."

Is it not because of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies that people grow tired putting out fires, and nations weary themselves over nothing?

For everything that is in the world the desire for fleshly gratification, the desire for possessions, and worldly arrogance is not from the Father but is from the world.

General references

But the land could not support them living together, because they had so many livestock that they could not stay together.

"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.