Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
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Bible References
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Isaiah 5:8
Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land.
Job 31:25
if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much,
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
Hosea 12:7
A merchant, in whose hands are false balances, he loves to oppress.
Nahum 2:9
Plunder the silver, plunder the gold! There is no end of the treasure or of the wealth of all precious things.
Nahum 3:1
Woe to the bloody city, all full of lies and plunder-- no end to the prey!
Habakkuk 2:5
"Moreover, wine is a traitor, an arrogant man who is never at rest. His greed is as wide as Sheol; like death he has never enough. He gathers for himself all nations and collects as his own all peoples."
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1 Kings 20:3
'Your silver and your gold are mine; your best wives and children also are mine.'"
Proverbs 1:13
we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder;
Isaiah 33:3
At the tumultuous noise peoples flee; when you lift yourself up, nations are scattered,