Matthew 13:22
And what was sown into the thorn plants--this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.
Luke 8:14
And the [seed] that fell into the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear and [as they] go along are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear fruit to maturity.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those [who are] rich in this present age not to be proud and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who provides us all [things] richly for enjoyment,
2 Timothy 4:10
For Demas deserted me, [because he] loved the present age, and went to Thessalonica. Crescens [went] to Galatia; Titus [went] to Dalmatia.
Acts 5:1-11
Now a certain man {named} Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,
Genesis 13:10-13
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it [was] well-watered land--[this was] before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt {in the direction of} Zoar.
Joshua 7:20-21
And Achan answered Joshua and said, "It is true. I have sinned against Yahweh the God of Israel, and this is what I did:
2 Kings 5:20-27
But Gehazi the servant of Elisha, the man of God, thought, "Look, my master has refrained from taking what this Aramean Naaman brought from his hand. {As Yahweh lives}, I will certainly run after him, and I will accept something from him."
Psalm 52:7
"Look, the man [who] would not make God his refuge, but he trusted in the greatness of his wealth; he took refuge in his destructiveness."
Psalm 62:10
Do not trust in extortion, and do not put vain [confidence] in robbery. If wealth increases, do not set [your] heart [on it].
Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his wealth [is] he who will fall, but like a green leaf the righteous will flourish.
Proverbs 23:5
Your eyes will {alight} on it, but there is nothing [to] it, for suddenly it will make for itself wings like an eagle and it will be exhausted [in] the heavens.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
Sometimes a man is all alone with no companion; he also has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eye is not satisfied with wealth. [He laments,] "For whom am I toiling and depriving {myself} of pleasure?" This also [is] vanity--it is an unhappy business!
Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
Whoever loves money is not satisfied [with] money, and whoever loves wealth [is] not [satisfied with] profit. This also [is] vanity!
Ecclesiastes 5:13-14
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth {hoarded} by its owner to his harm.
Jeremiah 4:3
For thus says Yahweh to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem, "Break up for yourselves prepared virgin soil, and you must not sow among thornbushes.
Matthew 6:24-25
"No one is able to serve two masters. For either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and money.
Matthew 13:7
And other [seed] fell among the thorn plants, and the thorn plants came up and choked it.
Matthew 19:16-24
And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?"
Mark 4:18-19
And others are the ones sown among the thorn plants--these are the ones who hear the word,
Mark 10:23-25
And Jesus looked around [and] said to his disciples, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!"
Luke 12:15
And he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not [even] when someone has an abundance {does} his life [consist] of his possessions."
Luke 12:21
So [is] the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!"
Luke 12:29-30
And you, do not consider what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious.
Luke 14:16-24
But he said to him, "A certain man was giving a large banquet and invited many.
Luke 18:24-25
And Jesus took notice of him [and] said, "How {difficult it is for} those who possess wealth to enter into the kingdom of God!
Luke 21:34
"But take care for yourselves, lest your hearts are weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of daily life, and that day come upon you suddenly
Acts 8:18
Now Simon, [when he] saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,
2 Peter 2:14-15
having eyes full of [desire for] an adulteress and unceasing from sin, enticing unstable persons, [and] having hearts trained for greediness. Accursed children!
1 John 2:15-16
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him,
Jude 1:11-12
Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain, and have given themselves up to the error of Balaam for gain, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.