Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Accumulation of wealth » The accumulation of, disappointing
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."
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For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!
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By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
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"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."
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Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
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Heart » Where your heart will be
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Insects » Locusts » Moths
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
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The house he builds is as fragile as a moth's cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.
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Look, the sovereign Lord helps me. Who dares to condemn me? Look, all of them will wear out like clothes; a moth will eat away at them.
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So I waste away like something rotten, like a garment eaten by moths.
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Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
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I will be like a moth to Ephraim, like wood rot to the house of Judah.
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Moth » Figurative
Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
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"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
Moths » Destructive to garments
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
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Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should have their treasure in heaven
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Repentance » What it is
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away -- look, what is new has come!
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Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth's remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.
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For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
"Men, why are you doing these things? We too are men, with human natures just like you! We are proclaiming the good news to you, so that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything that is in them.
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Keep thinking about things above, not things on the earth,
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Repression of evil » Seven evils to be repressed » greed
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Riches » Heavenly treasures superior to
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
Riches » They who possess, should » Not hoard them up
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Riches » Described as » Liable to be stolen
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."
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For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!
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By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
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"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."
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Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
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Seven » Evils to be repressed » greed
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Theft » All earthly treasure exposed to
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Treasure » A thing of highly-estimated value » Jesus forbids the hoarding of
"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
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Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out -- a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing
If he piles up silver like dust and stores up clothing like mounds of clay, what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.
Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."
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For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!
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By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
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"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."
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Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
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Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.
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"Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded: "All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless -- like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth."
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For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself?
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