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
Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 28:8
Whoever gains wealth by charging exorbitant interest collects it for someone who is kind to the poor.
Job 15:28
He will live in devastated towns, in abandoned houses that are about to become heaps of rubble.
Job 20:15
"Though he swallows wealth, he will vomit it; God will dislodge it from his stomach.
Job 27:16
"Though he hoards silver like dust, and stores away garments like clay,
Ecclesiastes 5:14
and that wealth is lost in troubled circumstances. Then a son is born, but there is nothing left for him.
Jeremiah 17:11
As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."
Habakkuk 2:6
"Will not all of these ridicule him with mocking scorn? They will say, "Woe to the one who hordes for himself what isn't his. How long will you enrich yourself by extortion?'
James 5:1
Now listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you.
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Proverbs 13:22
A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.
Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
Proverbs 27:23
Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds,
Psalm 128:2
You will eat from the work of your hands; you will be happy, and it will go well for you.