Matthew 13:22
The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares and the seductiveness of wealth choke the word, so it produces nothing.
Luke 8:14
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
1 Timothy 6:9-10
Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those who are rich in this world's goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.
2 Timothy 4:10
For Demas deserted me, since he loved the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.
Acts 5:1-11
Now a man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife, sold a piece of property.
Genesis 13:10-13
Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered (before the Lord obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar.
Joshua 7:20-21
Achan told Joshua, "It is true. I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel in this way:
2 Kings 5:20-27
Gehazi, the prophet Elisha's servant, thought, "Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. As certainly as the Lord lives, I will run after him and accept something from him."
Psalm 52:7
"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."
Psalm 62:10
Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
Proverbs 11:28
The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 23:5
When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
Ecclesiastes 4:8
A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments, "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is futile and a burdensome task!
Ecclesiastes 5:10-11
The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.
Ecclesiastes 5:13-14
Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.
Jeremiah 4:3
Yes, the Lord has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: "Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.
Matthew 6:24-25
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
Matthew 13:7
Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.
Matthew 19:16-24
Now someone came up to him and said, "Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?"
Mark 4:18-19
Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,
Mark 10:23-25
Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!"
Luke 12:15
Then he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
Luke 12:21
So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."
Luke 12:29-30
So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.
Luke 14:16-24
But Jesus said to him, "A man once gave a great banquet and invited many guests.
Luke 18:24-25
When Jesus noticed this, he said, "How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
Luke 21:34
"But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.
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
Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed 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 down Cain's path, and because of greed have abandoned themselves to Balaam's error; hence, they will certainly perish in Korah's rebellion.