Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
General references
Bible References
Men of
Luke 16:8
And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light.
John 8:23
And he said to them, Ye are from below, I am from above. Ye are of this world, I am not of this world.
John 15:19
If ye were of the world, the world would love its own, but because ye are not of the world (instead I chose you out of the world), because of this the world hates you.
John 17:14
I have given them thy word, and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
1 John 4:4
Ye are of God, little children, and ye have overcome them, because greater is he in you than he in the world.
Portion
Psalm 49:17
For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.
Psalm 73:12
Behold, these are the wicked, and those who always prosper. They have possessed wealth.
Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.
James 5:5
Ye have lived in luxury on the earth, and were self-indulgent. Ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
Belly
Job 12:6
The tents of robbers prosper, and those who provoke God are secure. Into whose hand God brings [abundantly].
Job 21:7
Why do the wicked live, become old, yea, grow mighty in power?
Job 22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good things. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Hid
Proverbs 2:4
if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,
Matthew 13:44
Again the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man having found, he hid. And from the joy of it, he goes and sells all, as many things as he has, and buys that field.
General references
Leviticus 11:20
All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination to you.
Psalm 109:27
that they may know that this is thy hand, [that] thou, LORD, have done it.
Luke 12:18
And he said, I will do this. I will dismantle my barns, and I will build greater, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.