Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
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Luke 12:33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Luke 6:24 But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your comfort.
Hosea 10:1 Israel is a lush vine;
it yields fruit for itself.
The more his fruit increased,
the more he increased the altars.
The better his land produced,
the better they made the sacred pillars.
it yields fruit for itself.
The more his fruit increased,
the more he increased the altars.
The better his land produced,
the better they made the sacred pillars.
Habakkuk 2:9 Woe to him who dishonestly makes
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!
wealth for his house
to place his nest on high,
to escape from the reach of disaster!
Matthew 6:19 “Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
Romans 2:5
But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed.
1 Timothy 6:19
storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real.
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.
General references
Job 27:8 For what hope does the godless man have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?
when God takes away his life?
Proverbs 16:16 Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.
Proverbs 18:11 A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Matthew 6:19 “Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
Luke 12:18 I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.