Thematic Bible: The perils of
Thematic Bible
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out;
The increase of his house shall depart; His goods'shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
And I hated all my labor wherein I labored under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay; He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.
Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches , and knoweth not who shall gather them.
For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Profit not in time of trial
Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.
a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
for in an hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any wither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off,
earthly Riches » The perils of » Incline to forgetfulness of God
and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
earthly Riches » The perils of » Endanger integrity
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Subject men to powerful temptations
But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Hinder entrance into God's kingdom
And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Beget greed
Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon .
earthly Riches » The perils of » Result in barrenness of life
and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Incline to forgetfulness of God
and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Endanger integrity
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Subject men to powerful temptations
But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Hinder entrance into God's kingdom
And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Beget greed
Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart thereon .
earthly Treasures » The perils of » Result in barrenness of life
and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
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