Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

General references

Bible References

Increase

Job 20:10

“His sons favor the poor [and pay his obligations],
And his hands give back his [ill-gotten] wealth.
Job 5:5

“The hungry devour his harvest
And take it even [when it grows] among the thorns;
The trap opens for [his] wealth.
Job 27:14

“Though his children are many, they are destined for the sword;
And his descendants will not have sufficient bread.
2 Kings 20:17
‘Behold, the time is coming when everything that is in your house, and that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.
Revelation 18:17
because in one hour all the vast wealth has been laid waste.’ And every ship captain or navigator, and every passenger and sailor, and all who make their living by the sea, stood a long way off,

And his goods

Proverbs 11:4

Riches will not provide security in the day of wrath and judgment,
But righteousness rescues from death.
Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold
Will be able to rescue them
On the day of the Lord’s indignation and wrath.
And the whole earth will be consumed
In the fire of His jealous wrath,
For He shall make a full and complete end,
Indeed a terrifying one,
Of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Matthew 16:26
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
James 5:1
Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.

General references

Job 21:8

“Their children and descendants are established with them in their sight,
And their offspring before their eyes.
Psalm 21:10

Their offspring You will destroy from the earth,
And their descendants from the sons of men.