Proverbs 13:11

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.

Proverbs 10:2

Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.

Job 15:28-29

he will dwell in ruined cities,
in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.

Job 20:15

He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;
God will force it from his stomach.

Job 20:19-22

For he oppressed and abandoned the poor;
he seized a house he did not build.

Job 27:16-17

Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—

Psalm 128:2

You will surely eat
what your hands have worked for.
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.

Proverbs 13:22-23

A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 27:23-27

Know well the condition of your flock,
and pay attention to your herds,

Proverbs 28:8

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man will have many blessings,
but one in a hurry to get rich
will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:22

A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.

Jeremiah 17:11

He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.

Habakkuk 2:6-7

Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say:


Woe to him who amasses what is not his—
how much longer?—
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.

James 5:1-5

Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

Bible References

Wealth

Proverbs 10:2
Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.
Proverbs 28:8
Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
Job 15:28
he will dwell in ruined cities,
in abandoned houses destined to become piles of rubble.
Job 20:15
He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;
God will force it from his stomach.
Job 27:16
Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—
Ecclesiastes 5:14
That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.
Jeremiah 17:11
He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
Habakkuk 2:6
Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say:


Woe to him who amasses what is not his—
how much longer?—
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

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Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.
Proverbs 27:23
Know well the condition of your flock,
and pay attention to your herds,
Psalm 128:2
You will surely eat
what your hands have worked for.
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.

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