Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Wealth
Bible References
Wealth
Proverbs 10:2 Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,
but righteousness rescues from death.
but righteousness rescues from death.
Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.
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.
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.
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.
God will force it from his stomach.
Job 27:16 Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—
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.
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.
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say:
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.
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.
will not be blessed ultimately.
Proverbs 27:23 Know well the condition of your flock,
and pay attention to your herds,
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.
what your hands have worked for.
You will be happy,
and it will go well for you.