28 Bible Verses about Drawbacks To Riches
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And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, That with difficulty shall a rich one come into the kingdom of the heavens.
And Jesus having looked round, said to his disciples, With what difficulty shall they having property enter into the kingdom of God
And Jesus having seen him being sorely grieved, said, With how much difficulty shall they having possessions come into the kingdom of God!
It is easier labor for a camel to come through the hole of a needle, than for a rich one to come into the kingdom of God.
For it is easier for a camel to come through the hole of a needle, than for a rich one to come into the kingdom of God.
A certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, being daily splendidly gladdened:
None can serve two lords: for either he will hate one and love the other; or hold firmly to one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
And what will ye do for the day of reviewing, and for the tempest coming from far off? upon whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
The rich one shall lie down, and he shall not be gathered: he opened his eyes, and he is not
And their wealth was for plunder, and their houses for desolation: and they built houses, and they inhabited not; and they planted vineyards, and they shall not drink their wine.
And every pilot, and all the crowd upon ships, and the sailors, and as many as work the sea, stood from far off,
Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it and it is not? for making, it will make to it wings; as an eagle and it flew to the heavens.
He shall not be rich, and his wealth shall not rise up; their possession shall not extend upon the earth.
And the rich, in his humiliation: for as the flower of the grass he shall pass by. For the sun sprang up with heat, and dried up the grass, and its flower fell out, and the decorum of its face was destroyed: so also shall the rich be dried up in his goings.
And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition.
The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.
For he shall see the wise shall die: together the fool and the stupid one shall perish, and they left their wealth to others.
Surely in a shadow a man will go about: surely they will be disquieted in vain: he will store up, and he knew not who shall gather them.
Turning back the labor, and he shall not swallow down: according to the substance of his exchange and he shall not exult
Folly was given to great heights, and the rich were set in lowness.
Good the poor one going in his integrity above him perverting the ways, and he the rich.
And they spoiled thy strength and they plundered thy traffic, and they pulled down thy walls, and they will tear down thy houses of desire, and they will set thy stones and thy woods and thy dust in the midst of the water.