Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver and in gold.

that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

The Lord has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become rich; and He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys.

and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;

The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman, Ehi and Rosh, Muppim and Huppim and Ard.

“As for Asher, his food shall be rich,
And he will yield royal dainties.

The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.

“However, if she should marry while under her vows or the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself,

But if on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow which she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself; and the Lord will forgive her.

“You who ride on white donkeys,
You who sit on rich carpets,
And you who travel on the road—sing!

In the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush upon the city; and behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, you shall do to them whatever you can.”

Then he said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.

“The Lord makes poor and rich;
He brings low, He also exalts.

Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; and the man was very rich, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And it came about while he was shearing his sheep in Carmel

Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said,
“There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor.

“The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

“Now a traveler came to the rich man,
And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd,
To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him;
Rather he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

They found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad and quiet and peaceful; for those who lived there formerly were Hamites.

“But they, in their own kingdom,
With Your great goodness which You gave them,
With the broad and rich land which You set before them,
Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.

“For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas;
Therefore my words have been rash.

“He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure;
And his grain will not bend down to the ground.

“He lies down rich, but never again;
He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

Who shows no partiality to princes
Nor regards the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands?

The daughter of Tyre will come with a gift;
The rich among the people will seek your favor.

Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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

It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,
And He adds no sorrow to it.

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;
Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

The poor is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own imagination.

The poor man utters supplications,
But the rich man answers roughly.

He who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

The rich and the poor have a common bond,
The Lord is the maker of them all.

The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.

He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
Than he who is crooked though he be rich.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

A faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.

folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.

Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.

Alas, the uproar of many peoples
Who roar like the roaring of the seas,
And the rumbling of nations
Who rush on like the rumbling of mighty waters!

Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plenteous; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture.

Your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers;
As locusts rushing about men rush about on it.

His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

‘Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.

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;

“Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed!
Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah,
Gird yourselves with sackcloth and lament,
And rush back and forth inside the walls;
For Malcam will go into exile
Together with his priests and his princes.

I will feed them in a good pasture, and their grazing ground will be on the mountain heights of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground and feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.

“Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him

and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal.

“And you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal;

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.”

They rush on the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They enter through the windows like a thief.

“For the rich men of the city are full of violence,
Her residents speak lies,
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

The chariots race madly in the streets,
They rush wildly in the squares,
Their appearance is like torches,
They dash to and fro like lightning flashes.

“Will not all of these take up a taunt-song against him,
Even mockery and insinuations against him
And say, ‘Woe to him who increases what is not his—
For how long—
And makes himself rich with loans?’

Those who buy them slay them and go unpunished, and each of those who sell them says, ‘Blessed be the Lord, for I have become rich!’ And their own shepherds have no pity on them.