Psalm 39:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

A vain shew

James 4:14

Surely

He heapeth

General references

Matthew 6:19

Bible References

A vain shew

men who know not of the morrow. For what is your life? For it will be a vapor that appears for a little while, and then also vanishes away--

Surely

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

So I hated life, because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous to me. For all is vanity and a striving after wind.

Since there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, all is vanity.

Why do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Hearken diligently to me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

But Martha was encumbered about much serving. And having stood near, she said, Lord, do thou not care that my sister left me behind to serve alone? Speak to her therefore that she may help me.

But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?

having cast all your concern upon him, because he cares for you.

He heapeth

For he shall see it. Wise men die. The fool and the brutish alike perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Though he heaps up silver as the dust, and prepares raiment as the clay,

A good man leaves an inheritance to his son's sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?

I also gathered for me silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got for me men-singers and women-singers, and the luxuries of the sons of men, [and] a wife and wives.

And those riches perish in a bad venture. And if he has begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand.

But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?

Your gold and your silver have cankered, and their corrosion will be testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. Ye have hoarded in the last days.

General references

and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou have is multiplied,

The mountains skipped like rams, the little hills like lambs.

Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,