Genesis 34:23

Will not their cattle and their possessions and all their animals be ours [if we do this]? Let us consent [to do as they ask], and they will live here with us.”

Proverbs 1:12-13


Let us swallow them alive like Sheol (the place of the dead),
Even whole, as those who go down to the pit [of death];

Proverbs 23:4-5


Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth;
Cease from your own understanding of it.

Proverbs 28:20


A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.

John 2:16

then to those who sold the doves He said, “Take these things away! Stop making My Father’s house a place of commerce!”

John 6:26-27

Jesus answered, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you have been searching for Me, not because you saw the signs (attesting miracles), but because you ate the loaves and were filled.

Acts 19:24-26

Now a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [the goddess] Artemis (Diana), was bringing no small profit to the craftsmen.

1 Timothy 6:6-10

But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 1:12

Let us swallow them alive like Sheol (the place of the dead),
Even whole, as those who go down to the pit [of death];
Proverbs 23:4

Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth;
Cease from your own understanding of it.
Proverbs 28:20

A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
John 2:16
then to those who sold the doves He said, “Take these things away! Stop making My Father’s house a place of commerce!”
John 6:26
Jesus answered, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you have been searching for Me, not because you saw the signs (attesting miracles), but because you ate the loaves and were filled.
Acts 19:24
Now a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [the goddess] Artemis (Diana), was bringing no small profit to the craftsmen.
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].