Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
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Bible References
In
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Philippians 3:8
More than that, I count everything as loss, for the sake of the exceeding value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. And for his sake I have lost everything, and count it as refuse, if I may but gain Christ and be found in union with him;
1 Timothy 6:17
Urge upon those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side.
Because
James 4:14
And yet you do not know what your life will be like to-morrow! For you are but a mist appearing for a little while and then disappearing.
Matthew 6:30
If God so clothes even the grass of the field, which is living to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, will not he much more clothe you, O men of little faith?
1 Corinthians 7:31
And those who use the good things of the world as using them sparingly; for this world as we see it is passing away.
1 Peter 1:24
For-- 'All earthly life is but as grass, And all its splendor as the flower of grass. The grass fades, Its flower falls,
1 John 2:17
And the world, and all that it gratifies, is passing away, but he who does God's will remains for ever.
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2 Corinthians 10:17
'Let him who boasts make his boast of the Lord.'