Proverbs 23:5

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Proverbs 23:5

As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Proverbs 27:24

for wealth is not forever;
not even a crown lasts for all time.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

Genesis 42:36

Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”

Job 1:14-17

a messenger came to Job and reported: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby,

Psalm 39:6

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

Psalm 119:36-37

Turn my heart to Your decrees
and not to material gain.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”

Isaiah 55:2

Why do you spend money on what is not food,
and your wages on what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.

Jeremiah 22:17

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.

Matthew 6:19

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,

James 5:1-2

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

1 John 2:16

For everything that belongs to the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle—is not from the Father, but is from the world.

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Summary

Proverbs 23:5

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Thou

Psalm 119:36

Jeremiah 22:17

1 John 2:16

That which

1 Corinthians 7:29

Riches

James 5:1

General references

Bible References

Thou

Turn my heart to Your decrees
and not to material gain.

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.

For everything that belongs to the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle—is not from the Father, but is from the world.

That which

Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile.”

Why do you spend money on what is not food,
and your wages on what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.

And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,

Riches

for wealth is not forever;
not even a crown lasts for all time.

a messenger came to Job and reported: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby,

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

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

General references

Won’t their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us.”

Let your eyes look forward;
fix your gaze straight ahead.

By your wisdom and understanding
you have acquired wealth for yourself.
You have acquired gold and silver
for your treasuries.

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.