Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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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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And my
Isaiah 5:8
Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there is no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Job 31:25
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gained much;
Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honor is humility.
Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro by them that seek death.
Hosea 12:7
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
Nahum 2:9
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is no end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
Nahum 3:1
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robberies; the prey departeth not;
Habakkuk 2:5
Yes also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire, as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth to him all nations, and collecteth to him all people:
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1 Kings 20:3
Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the most comely, are mine.
Proverbs 1:13
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
Isaiah 33:3
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.