Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Labour
General references
Bible References
Labour
Proverbs 28:20
A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
John 6:27
Do not work for the food that perishes, but the food that remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has set his seal on this one."
1 Timothy 6:8
But [if we] have food and clothing, with these [things] we will be content.
Cease
Proverbs 3:5
{Trust Yahweh} with all your heart; do not lean toward your own understanding.
Proverbs 26:12
[Do] you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is more] hope for a fool than for him.
Isaiah 5:21
Ah! [Those who are] wise in their own eyes and have understanding {in their view}!
Romans 11:25
For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you will not be wise {in your own sight}, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,
Romans 12:16
Think the same [thing] toward one another; {do not think arrogantly}, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise {in your own sight}.
General references
Genesis 34:23
Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals [be] ours? Only let us give consent to them so they will live among us."
Ezekiel 28:4
By your wisdom and by your understanding you have gained for yourself wealth, and you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.