Psalm 17:14

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.

Men of

1 John 4:4

Portion

James 5:5

Belly

Job 12:6

Job 21:7

Job 22:18

Hid

Proverbs 2:4

Matthew 13:44

General references

Leviticus 11:20

Psalm 109:27

Luke 12:18

Bible References

Men of

The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

Jesus replied, "You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.

You are from God, little children, and have conquered them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

Portion

For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'

But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.

You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

Belly

But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident -- who carry their god in their hands.

"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

But it was he who filled their houses with good things -- yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me.

Hid

if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,

"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

General references

"'Every winged swarming thing that walks on all fours is detestable to you.

Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, Lord, have accomplished it.

Then he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.