Thematic Bible: Often lead to
Thematic Bible
Riches » Often lead to » Rejecting Christ
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.
Riches » Often lead to » Pride
By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:
And Ephraim said, Now I have got wealth and much property; in all my works no sin may be seen in me.
Riches » Often lead to » Sensual indulgence
You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat for a day of destruction.
Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.
Riches » Often lead to » Forgetting God
And when your herds and your flocks are increased, and your stores of silver and gold, and you have wealth of every sort; Take care that your hearts are not lifted up in pride, giving no thought to the Lord your God who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house;
Riches » Often lead to » Anxiety
The sleep of a working man is sweet, if he has little food or much; but to him who is full, sleep will not come.
Riches » Often lead to » Forsaking God
But Jeshurun became fat and would not be controlled: you have become fat, you are thick and full of food: then he was untrue to the God who made him, giving no honour to the Rock of his salvation.
Riches » Often lead to » Rebelling against God
And they took walled towns and a fat land, and became the owners of houses full of all good things, water-holes cut in the rock, vine-gardens and olive-gardens and a wealth of fruit-trees: so they had food enough and became fat, and had joy in the good you gave them. But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority, turning their backs on your law, and putting to death your prophets, who gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you, and they did much to make you angry.
Riches » Often lead to » Denying God
Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food: For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
Riches » Often lead to » An overbearing spirit
The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.
Riches » Often lead to » Self-sufficiency
The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.
Riches » Often lead to » Violence
For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.
Riches » Often lead to » Fraud
See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.
Riches » Often lead to » Oppression
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?