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

who do not know of the morrow. For what is your life? For it is a vapor, which appears for a little time, and then disappears.

Surely

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Therefore I hated life; because the work that is done under the sun is sad to me; for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

And I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

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

Vanity of vanities, says the preacher; all is vanity.

Why do you weigh silver for what is not bread? and your labor for what never satisfies? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she came to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.

But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared?

casting all your anxiety onto Him, for He cares for you.

He heapeth

For he sees wise men die; likewise the fool and the animal-like ones perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Though he heaps up silver like the dust, and prepares clothing like the clay,

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

Will your eyes fly on it? And it is gone! For surely it makes wings for itself; it flies into the heavens like an eagle.

For riches are not forever; nor the crown from generation to generation.

I also gathered silver and gold to myself, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces. I got men singers and women singers for myself, and the delights of the sons of men, a wife and very many wives.

But those riches perish by evil use. And he brings forth a son, and nothing is in his hand.

But God said to him, Fool! This night your soul shall be required of you, then whose shall be those things which you have prepared?

Your gold and silver have corroded, and their poison will be a witness against you, and will eat your flesh as fire. You heaped treasure in the last days.

General references

and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied,

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

Vanity of vanities, says the preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

And I turned to cause my heart to despair over all the labor which I did under the sun.

Do not lay up treasures on earth for yourselves, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.