Proverbs 27:24

For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?

1 Timothy 6:17

Command the rich in the present age not to be arrogant, nor hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in the living God, who supplies us all things abundantly for enjoyment,

Genesis 42:36

And Jacob their father said to them, Ye have bereaved me of my sons. Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.

Job 1:14-17

that there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

Psalm 39:6

Surely every man walks in a shadow. Surely they are disquieted in vain. He heaps up, and knows not who shall gather them.

Psalm 119:36-37

Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches [were] kept by the owner of it to his hurt.

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, all is vanity.

Isaiah 55:2

Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

Jeremiah 22:17

But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Matthew 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

But this I say, brothers, the time is shortened. It is the remaining, so that also those who have wives may be as not having,

James 5:1-2

Go now, ye rich, weep, howling for your miseries that are approaching.

1 John 2:16

Because everything in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the arrogance of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Thou

Psalm 119:36
Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Jeremiah 22:17
But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
1 John 2:16
Because everything in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the arrogance of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

That which

Genesis 42:36
And Jacob their father said to them, Ye have bereaved me of my sons. Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away. All these things are against me.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, all is vanity.
Isaiah 55:2
Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
1 Corinthians 7:29
But this I say, brothers, the time is shortened. It is the remaining, so that also those who have wives may be as not having,

Riches

Proverbs 27:24
For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
Job 1:14
that there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
Psalm 39:6
Surely every man walks in a shadow. Surely they are disquieted in vain. He heaps up, and knows not who shall gather them.
Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: Riches [were] kept by the owner of it to his hurt.
Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
1 Timothy 6:17
Command the rich in the present age not to be arrogant, nor hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in the living God, who supplies us all things abundantly for enjoyment,
James 5:1
Go now, ye rich, weep, howling for your miseries that are approaching.

General references

Genesis 34:23
Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.
Proverbs 4:25
Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Ezekiel 28:4
By thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou have gotten thee riches, and have gotten gold and silver into thy treasures.
Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,