Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
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Bible References
Riches
Mark 8:36
What good is it to a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?
Mark 10:23
Then Jesus looked round, and said to his disciples: "How hard it will be for men of wealth to enter the Kingdom of God!"
Luke 12:15
And then he added: "Take care to keep yourselves free from every form of covetousness; for even in the height of his prosperity a man's true Life does not depend on what he has."
1 Timothy 6:17
Urge upon those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side.
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Matthew 6:19
Do not store up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.