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 master commended the unjust manager [not for his misdeeds, but] because he had acted shrewdly [by preparing for his future unemployment]; for the sons of this age [the non-believers] are shrewder in relation to their own kind [that is, to the ways of the secular world] than are the sons of light [the believers].
John 8:23
He said to them, “You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world.
John 15:19 If you belonged to the world, the world would love [you as] its own and would treat you with affection. But you are not of the world [you no longer belong to it], but I have chosen you out of the world. And because of this the world hates you.
John 17:14 I have given to them Your word [the message You gave Me]; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world and do not belong to the world, just as I am not of the world and do not belong to it.
1 John 4:4
Little children (believers, dear ones), you are of God and you belong to Him and have [already] overcome them [the agents of the antichrist]; because He who is in you is greater than he (Satan) who is in the world [of sinful mankind].
Portion
Psalm 49:17
For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His glory will not descend after him.
For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His glory will not descend after him.
Psalm 73:12
Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.
Behold, these are the ungodly,
Who always prosper and are at ease [in the world]; they have increased in wealth.
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things stored up, [enough] for many years; rest and relax, eat, drink and be merry (celebrate continually).”’
Luke 16:25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things [all the comforts and delights], and Lazarus likewise bad things [all the discomforts and distresses]; but now he is comforted here [in paradise], while you are in severe agony.
James 5:5
On the earth you have lived luxuriously and abandoned yourselves to soft living and led a life of wanton pleasure [self-indulgence, self-gratification]; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Belly
Job 12:6
“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
“The tents of the destroyers prosper;
And those who provoke God are [apparently] secure,
Whom God brings into their power.
Job 21:7
“Why do the wicked still live,
Become old, and become mighty in power?
“Why do the wicked still live,
Become old, and become mighty in power?
Job 22:18
“Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked and ungodly is far from me.
“Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked and ungodly is far from me.
Hid
Proverbs 2:4
If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would silver
And search for her as you would hidden treasures;
If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would silver
And search for her as you would hidden treasures;
Matthew 13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself].
General references
Leviticus 11:20
‘All winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you;
Psalm 109:27
And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.
And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.
Luke 12:18 Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my storehouses and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.