Proverbs 28:22
He who has an evil and envious eye hurries to be rich
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
Genesis 13:10-13
So Lot looked and saw that the valley of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; [it was all] like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar [at the south end of the Dead Sea].
Genesis 19:17
When they had brought them outside, one [of the angels] said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, or stop anywhere in the entire valley; escape to the mountains [of Moab], or you will be consumed and swept away.”
Job 20:18-22
“He gives back what he has labored for and attained
And cannot swallow it [down to enjoy it];
As to the riches of his labor,
He cannot even enjoy them.
Job 27:16-17
“Though he heaps up silver like dust
And piles up clothing like clay,
Matthew 20:15
Mark 7:22
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That hasteth, etc
An evil
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That hasteth, etc
A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
An evil
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;