28 Bible Verses about Drawbacks To Riches

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Matthew 19:23

And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;

Mark 10:23

And Jesus looking around says to his disciples, How difficultly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Luke 18:24

But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God;

Mark 10:25

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Luke 18:25

for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Isaiah 10:3

And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the sudden destruction which shall come from far? To whom will ye flee for help, and where will ye leave your glory?

Job 27:19

He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

Zephaniah 1:13

And their wealth shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation; and they shall build houses, and not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and not drink the wine thereof.

Revelation 18:17

for in one hour so great riches has been made desolate. And every steersman, and every one who sailed to any place, and sailors, and all who exercise their calling on the sea, stood afar off,

Job 15:29

He shall not become rich, neither shall his substance continue, and their possessions shall not extend upon the earth.

James 1:10-11

and the rich in his humiliation, because as the grass's flower he will pass away. For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and has withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings.

Psalm 39:6

Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Job 20:18

That which he laboured for shall he restore, and not swallow down; its restitution shall be according to the value, and he shall not rejoice therein.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

folly is set in great dignities, but the rich sit in a low place.

Proverbs 28:6

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse, double in ways, though he be rich.

Ezekiel 26:12

And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy wares; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses; and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the waters.

Job 3:21

Who long for death, and it cometh not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures;

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