Proverbs 23:5

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.

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

Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.

But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.

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

That which

And Jacob their father said to them, You have taken my children from me: Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone, and now you would take Benjamin away; all these things have come on me.

All is to no purpose, said the Preacher, all the ways of man are to no purpose.

All things are to no purpose, says the Preacher, all is to no purpose.

Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure.

But I say this, my brothers, the time is short; and from now it will be wise for those who have wives to be as if they had them not;

Riches

For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.

And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:

Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

General references

Then will not their cattle and their goods and all their beasts be ours? so let us come to an agreement with them so that they may go on living with us.

Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:

Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.