Thematic Bible: The lord being the maker of the wealthy
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The rich and poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all.
Then Job arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped and said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
Thine, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the honour, for all things in the heavens and in the earth are thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. The riches and the glory are before thee, and thou dost reign over all, and in thy hand is power and might and in thy hand the greatness and the strength of all things.
The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and lifts up.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. Who visited the earth for him? And who set the whole world in order? If he were to set his heart upon man and gather unto himself his spirit and his breath, read more.
all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again unto dust. If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. Shall even he that hates judgment govern? And wilt thou condemn the Mighty One that is righteous? Is it fit to say to the king, Thou art of Belial and to the princes, Ye are ungodly? How much less to him who is not a respecter of the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.
all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again unto dust. If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. Shall even he that hates judgment govern? And wilt thou condemn the Mighty One that is righteous? Is it fit to say to the king, Thou art of Belial and to the princes, Ye are ungodly? How much less to him who is not a respecter of the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.
and thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God, for it is he that gives thee the power to get wealth that he may confirm his covenant which he swore unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
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