28 Bible Verses about Drawbacks To Riches

and Jesus said to his disciples, 'Verily I say to you, that hardly shall a rich man enter into the reign of the heavens;

And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, 'How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'

And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, 'How hardly shall those having riches enter into the reign of God!

It is easier for a camel through the eye of the needle to enter, than for a rich man to enter into the reign of God.'

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

And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

'None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

And what do ye at a day of inspection? And at desolation? -- from afar it cometh. Near whom do ye flee for help? And where do ye leave your honour?

so is he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.

And their wealth hath been for a spoil, And their houses for desolation, And they have built houses, and do not inhabit, And they have planted vineyards, And they do not drink their wine.

your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten;

'And every shipmaster, and all the company upon the ships, and sailors, and as many as work the sea, far off stood,

For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.

For riches are not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away; for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, in vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.

He is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not.

He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

And they have spoiled thy wealth, And they have plundered thy merchandise, And they have thrown down thy walls, And thy desirable houses they break down, And thy stones, and thy wood, and thy dust, In the midst of the waters they place.

Who are waiting for death, and it is not, And they seek it above hid treasures.