Luke 18:24

Seeing him Jesus said: It is very difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Proverbs 11:28

He who trusts in his riches will fall. The righteous will flourish as a leaf on a branch.

Deuteronomy 6:10-12

It shall be like the time when Jehovah your God brought you into the land he promised to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. He would give you large and beautiful cities that you did not build.

Deuteronomy 8:11-17

Be careful that you do not forget Jehovah your God. Always obey his judgments and Laws that I give you today.

Psalm 10:3

The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses the covetous, which Jehovah abhors.

Psalm 73:5-12

They have no drudgery in their lives like ordinary people. They are not plagued with problems like mankind.

Proverbs 18:11

The rich man's wealth is his strong city. It is his high wall of vanity.

Proverbs 30:9

If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.

Jeremiah 2:31

O you people of this generation consider the word of Jehovah! Have I been a wilderness, a land of thick darkness, for Israel? Why do my people say that they are free to wander around and no longer come to me?

Jeremiah 5:5

I will go to the great men (leaders) and talk with them. Surely they know what their God requires, what Jehovah wants them to do. But all of them have rejected Jehovah's authority and refuse to obey him.

Matthew 19:23-25

Jesus said to his disciples: Truly I tell you, it is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 6:26

The king was very sorry. Even so he kept his promise to her. He did not turn her down. This also showed his dinner guests he was a man of his word.

Mark 10:23-27

Looking around Jesus said to his disciples: It is hard for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

1 Corinthians 1:26-27

Consider your calling, brothers. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

I now rejoice, not because you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance; for you were made sorry after a godly fashion, that you might not suffer loss by us.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction.

James 2:5-7

Listen, my dearly beloved brothers! Did God choose poor people in the world to be rich in faith and to receive the kingdom he promised to those who love him?

James 5:1-6

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

General references

Bible References

He was

Mark 6:26
The king was very sorry. Even so he kept his promise to her. He did not turn her down. This also showed his dinner guests he was a man of his word.
2 Corinthians 7:9
I now rejoice, not because you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance; for you were made sorry after a godly fashion, that you might not suffer loss by us.

How

Deuteronomy 6:10
It shall be like the time when Jehovah your God brought you into the land he promised to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. He would give you large and beautiful cities that you did not build.
Deuteronomy 8:11
Be careful that you do not forget Jehovah your God. Always obey his judgments and Laws that I give you today.
Psalm 10:3
The wicked person boasts about his selfish desires. He blesses the covetous, which Jehovah abhors.
Psalm 73:5
They have no drudgery in their lives like ordinary people. They are not plagued with problems like mankind.
Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall. The righteous will flourish as a leaf on a branch.
Proverbs 18:11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. It is his high wall of vanity.
Proverbs 30:9
If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.
Jeremiah 2:31
O you people of this generation consider the word of Jehovah! Have I been a wilderness, a land of thick darkness, for Israel? Why do my people say that they are free to wander around and no longer come to me?
Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the great men (leaders) and talk with them. Surely they know what their God requires, what Jehovah wants them to do. But all of them have rejected Jehovah's authority and refuse to obey him.
Matthew 19:23
Jesus said to his disciples: Truly I tell you, it is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.
Mark 10:23
Looking around Jesus said to his disciples: It is hard for those who have riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
1 Corinthians 1:26
Consider your calling, brothers. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
1 Timothy 6:9
Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction.
James 2:5
Listen, my dearly beloved brothers! Did God choose poor people in the world to be rich in faith and to receive the kingdom he promised to those who love him?
James 5:1
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

General references

Matthew 6:19
Do not accumulate large amounts of wealth on earth. This is where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal.