Proverbs 23:5

1 Timothy 6:17

Impress on those who are rich in the present age that they must not be haughty nor set their hopes on riches--that unstable foundation--but on God who provides us richly with all things for our enjoyment.

Matthew 6:19

"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

Yet of this I warn you, brethren: the time has been shortened--so that henceforth those who have wives should be as though they had none,

James 5:1-2

Come, you rich men, weep aloud and howl for your sorrows which will soon be upon you.

1 John 2:16

For the things in the world--the cravings of the earthly nature, the cravings of the eyes, the show and pride of life--they all come, not from the Father, but 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

1 John 2:16

That which

1 Corinthians 7:29

Riches

Matthew 6:19

1 Timothy 6:17

James 5:1

General references

Matthew 6:19

Bible References

Thou

For the things in the world--the cravings of the earthly nature, the cravings of the eyes, the show and pride of life--they all come, not from the Father, but from the world.

That which

Yet of this I warn you, brethren: the time has been shortened--so that henceforth those who have wives should be as though they had none,

Riches

"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Come, you rich men, weep aloud and howl for your sorrows which will soon be upon you.

General references

"Do not lay up stores of wealth for yourselves on earth, where the moth and wear-and-tear destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.