Proverbs 23:5

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Proverbs 23:5

Wilt thou let thine eye fly thereupon, when it is nothing? for it will, surely make, itself wings, Like an eagle, will it wing its way across the heavens.

Proverbs 27:24

For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: -

1 Timothy 6:17

Upon them who are rich in the present age, lay thou charge - not to be high-minded, nor to have set their hope on, riches', uncertainty, - but on God, who offereth us all things richly for enjoying,

Genesis 42:36

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me, have ye bereaved, - Joseph, is not, and, Simeon, is not, and Benjamin, ye would take! Against me, have happened all these things.

Job 1:14-17

And, a messenger, came in unto Job, and said, - The oxen, were plowing, and, the asses, feeding beside them;

Psalm 39:6

Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.

Psalm 119:36-37

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.

Ecclesiastes 1:2

Vanity of vanities! saith the Proclaimer, vanity of vanities! all, is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14

Here was an incurable evil, I had seen under the sun, riches kept by the owner thereof, to his hurt;

Ecclesiastes 12:8

Vanity of vanities, saith the Proclaimer, all, is vanity.

Wherefore should ye spend, Money, for that which is not bread? Or your labour, for that which, satisfieth not? Keep on hearkening unto me, And, so eat that which is good, And let your soul take exquisite delight in fatness:

Jeremiah 22:17

Verily thou hast neither eyes nor heart, save for thy plundering and for thy shedding of innocent blood, and for oppression and for crushing to do them!

Matthew 6:19

Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal;

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

But, this, I say - the opportunity is, contracted for what remaineth - in order that, they who have wives, may be, as though they had none,

James 5:1-2

Come now! ye wealthy! Weep ye, howling, for your hardships which are coming upon you:

1 John 2:16

Because, all that is in the world - the coveting of the flesh, the coveting of the eyes, and the vain grandeur of life - is not of the Father, but is, of 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

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.

Verily thou hast neither eyes nor heart, save for thy plundering and for thy shedding of innocent blood, and for oppression and for crushing to do them!

Because, all that is in the world - the coveting of the flesh, the coveting of the eyes, and the vain grandeur of life - is not of the Father, but is, of the world;

That which

And Jacob their father said unto them, Me, have ye bereaved, - Joseph, is not, and, Simeon, is not, and Benjamin, ye would take! Against me, have happened all these things.

Vanity of vanities! saith the Proclaimer, vanity of vanities! all, is vanity.

Vanity of vanities, saith the Proclaimer, all, is vanity.

But, this, I say - the opportunity is, contracted for what remaineth - in order that, they who have wives, may be, as though they had none,

Riches

For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: -

And, a messenger, came in unto Job, and said, - The oxen, were plowing, and, the asses, feeding beside them;

Surely as a shadow, doth every man wander, Surely in vain, do they bustle about, he heapeth things up, and knoweth not who shall gather them in.

Here was an incurable evil, I had seen under the sun, riches kept by the owner thereof, to his hurt;

Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal;

Upon them who are rich in the present age, lay thou charge - not to be high-minded, nor to have set their hope on, riches', uncertainty, - but on God, who offereth us all things richly for enjoying,

Come now! ye wealthy! Weep ye, howling, for your hardships which are coming upon you:

General references

Their herds and their substance, and all their beasts, shall they, not be, ours? Only, we must consent to them, that they may dwell with us.

Let, thine eyes, right onward, look, - and, thine eyelashes, point straight before thee.

In thy wisdom and in thine understanding, hast thou gotten thee wealth, - And hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasuries:

Be not laying up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where, moth and rust, do tarnish, and where, thieves, dig through and steal;