Psalm 62:10

Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.

Psalm 52:7

“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

Isaiah 30:12

Therefore the Holy One of Israel says:
“Because you have rejected this message
and have trusted in oppression and deceit,
and have depended on them,

Deuteronomy 6:10-12

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,

Deuteronomy 8:12-14

When you eat and are full, and build beautiful houses to live in,

Job 20:19

For he oppressed and abandoned the poor;
he seized a house he did not build.

Job 20:29

This is the wicked man’s lot from God,
the inheritance God ordained for him.

Job 27:16-23

Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—

Job 31:24-25

If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,

Psalm 39:6

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

Psalm 49:6

They trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches.

Psalm 91:14

Because he is lovingly devoted to Me,
I will deliver him;
I will protect him because he knows My name.

Proverbs 23:5

As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.

Isaiah 28:15

For you said, “We have cut a deal with Death,
and we have made an agreement with Sheol;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
it will not touch us,
because we have made falsehood our refuge
and have hidden behind treachery.”

Isaiah 47:10

You were secure in your wickedness;
you said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge
led you astray.
You said to yourself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.’

Isaiah 59:4

No one makes claims justly;
no one pleads honestly.
They trust in empty and worthless words;
they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.

Isaiah 61:8

For I Yahweh love justice;
I hate robbery and injustice;
I will faithfully reward them
and make an everlasting covenant with them.

Jeremiah 13:25

This is your lot,
what I have decreed for you—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
because you have forgotten Me
and trusted in Falsehood.

Jeremiah 17:11

He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.

Mark 8:36-37

For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?

Mark 10:23

Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”

Luke 12:15-21

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

Bible References

Riches

Psalm 39:6
“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.
Psalm 52:7
“Here is the man
who would not make God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches,
taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”
Deuteronomy 6:10
“When the Lord your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build,
Deuteronomy 8:12
When you eat and are full, and build beautiful houses to live in,
Job 27:16
Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—
Job 31:24
If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,
Mark 8:36
For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world yet lose his life?
Mark 10:23
Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”
Luke 12:15
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

General references

Job 31:24
If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,
Proverbs 18:11
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.
Ecclesiastes 1:2
“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
Matthew 6:19
“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

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