Psalm 49:6

Misplaced Trust In Wealth

⁵ Why should I fear in days of adversity,
When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,
⁶ Even those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?
⁷ No man can by any means redeem his brother
Or give to God a ransom for him—

Lifted Up

Psalm 52:7

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches
And was strong in his evil desire.”

Mark 10:24

The disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus *answered again and *said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!

Esther 5:11

Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the number of his sons, and every instance where the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him above the princes and servants of the king.

Job 31:24-25

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in oppression
And do not vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Proverbs 10:15

The rich man’s wealth is his fortress,
The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Proverbs 11:28

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

Proverbs 23:5

When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.
For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;

Ezekiel 28:4-5

“By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired riches for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.

Hosea 12:8

And Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors they will find in me
No iniquity, which would be sin.”

Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.