Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
Woe
Bible References
Woe
Luke 12:15
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
Luke 18:23
After he heard this, he became extremely sad, because he was very rich.
Job 21:7 Why do the wicked continue to live,
growing old and becoming powerful?
growing old and becoming powerful?
Psalm 49:6 They trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches.
and boast of their abundant riches.
Psalm 73:3 For I envied the arrogant;
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Proverbs 1:32 For the turning away of the inexperienced will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Jeremiah 5:4
Then I thought:
They are just the poor;
they have played the fool.
For they don’t understand the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
they have played the fool.
For they don’t understand the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.
Amos 4:1 Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
who are on the hill of Samaria,
women who oppress the poor
and crush the needy,
who say to their husbands,
“Bring us something to drink.”
Amos 6:1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion
and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria—
the notable people in this first of the nations,
those the house of Israel comes to.
and to those who feel secure on the hill of Samaria—
the notable people in this first of the nations,
those the house of Israel comes to.
Haggai 2:9
“The final glory of this house will be greater than the first,” says the Lord of Hosts. “I will provide peace in this place”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts.
1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
James 2:6
Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.
Revelation 18:6 Pay her back the way she also paid,
and double it according to her works.
In the cup in which she mixed,
mix a double portion for her.
and double it according to her works.
In the cup in which she mixed,
mix a double portion for her.
For
Luke 16:19 “There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.
Matthew 6:2 So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!