Psalm 62:10

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Psalm 62:10

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

Riches

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Riches

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

“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.”

“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,

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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.

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

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
in his imagination it is like a high wall.

“Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.
“Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.