54 Bible Verses about Riches, Dangers Of
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some by longing for it have been led away from the faith. They have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things and put them in their own possessions.
not addicted to wine, not quarrelsome; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
You cannot serve two masters. You will hate one and love the other. You will be loyal to one master and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (wealth) (material possessions).
No one can serve two masters. He will hate one and love the other. He will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
I will give all this to you, the Devil told Jesus, if you kneel down and worship me. Go away, Satan! demanded Jesus. It is written, It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.' (Deuteronomy 6:13-15)
Adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity (hatred) (hostility) toward God? Whoever would be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
He that was sown among thorns hears the word. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
but the cares of the world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts for other things enter in and choke the word. So it becomes unfruitful.
The seeds that fell among the thorns are people who hear the word and go their own way. They are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and do not produce fruit.
Jesus then replied: If you wish to be complete, go sell your possessions and give the money to the poor. You will have wealth in heaven. Then follow me! But hearing these words, the young man went away grieving, for he was very wealthy.
Jesus lovingly looked at him and said: You lack one thing. Go, sell your possessions and give to the poor. Then you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me. He was very sad when he heard this for he had many possessions. Then he went away.
When Jesus heard it he said to him, You lack one thing. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me. But when he heard these things he became very sad for he was very rich.
Command those who are rich in this present system not to be high-minded (arrogant), not to have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.
If I have made gold my trust, or called fine gold my confidence, if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, or because my hand had gotten much; if I have looked at the sun when it shone, or the moon moving in splendor,read more.
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand, this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied God above.
The righteous also sees, and fears, and laughs at him. They say: Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.
He who trusts in his riches will fall. The righteous will flourish as a leaf on a branch.
Why do you brag about your valleys, your fertile valleys, you unfaithful people? You trust your treasures. You think: Who would attack me?
Because of your great skill in trading, you have made yourself very wealthy. You have become arrogant because of your wealth.'
Do not count on extortion to make you rich. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.
A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding, sees right through him.
The people of Ephraim say: We are rich. We have made a fortune. With all this wealth, no one will find us guilty of any sin.
He will not look upon the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and cream. What he toiled for he must give back uneaten. He will not enjoy the profit from his trading. For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor and left them destitute. He has violently seized houses he did not build.read more.
He will have no respite from his craving; he cannot save himself by his treasure.
There is treasure in the house of the righteous. The earnings of the wicked bring trouble.
Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food necessary for me. If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.
When you have eaten all you want, thank Jehovah your God for the good land he has given you. Be careful that you do not forget Jehovah your God. Always obey his judgments and Laws that I give you today. You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them.read more.
Your herds and flocks, silver and gold, and all that you have will increase. When this happens, be careful that you do not become arrogant and forget Jehovah your God. He brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
Jeshurun (Israel) grew fat and disrespectful. You got fat! You were stuffed! You over eat! He abandoned the God who made him and scornfully treated the rock of his salvation.
And they took walled towns and a fat land. They became the owners of houses full of all good things, water-holes cut in the rock, vine-gardens and olive-gardens and a wealth of fruit-trees. They had food enough and became fat, and had joy in the good you gave them. But they were hard-hearted, and went against your authority. They turned their backs on your law, and murdered your prophets. These prophets gave witness against them with the purpose of turning them back again to you. They did much to make you angry.
When I fed you, you were full. When you were full, you became arrogant. That is why you forgot me.
Jesus said: Truly I tell you, you seek me not because you saw miracles but because you ate of the loaves and were full. Do not work for food that perishes but for food that offers everlasting life. The Son of man will give you this food. The Father, even God, has set his seal upon him.
You lived in luxury on the earth, and take your pleasure; you nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.
Then came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet. He said: Is it time for you to dwell in your roofed and covered houses, while this house is desolate? Jehovah of Hosts said: Consider your ways.
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, yet the inside is full of extortion and excess.
A rich man dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day. A poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, used to be brought to the rich man's door. He hoped he could eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man's table. Then the dogs would come and lick his sores.
We should be content with having food and covering. Those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts. These draw men into ruin and destruction.
Do not oppress your neighbor and do not rob him. Do not fail to pay your workers at the end of each day.
If he is a poor man, do not keep the pledged security over night. Return the pledge to him before the sun goes down. He will have his pledged item and he may sleep. He will bless you. And it will be righteousness for you before Jehovah your God. Do not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.read more.
Pay him his wages on the workday day before the sunsets. He is poor and sets his heart on it. He will not complain against you to Jehovah and it becomes your sin.
He who gets ahead by oppressing the poor and giving to the rich will certainly suffer loss.
Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They do not listen to the widows' pleas.
Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice. Woe to him who uses his neighbor's services without pay and does not give him his wages.
The rich men are full of violence! Her inhabitants speak lies. Their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence, said Jehovah of Hosts.
You have dishonored the poor man. Do the rich oppress you, and personally drag you into court?
Behold, the wages of the laborers who harvested your fields, which are held back by you, cry out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of Jehovah of Hosts.
if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, or because my hand had gotten much;
this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied God above.
Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. It is his high wall of vanity.
The disciples were amazed at his words. Jesus repeated it again: Children, it is hard to enter into the kingdom of God!
I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.'
But God said to him: 'You fool this night you will give up your life. Then who will have all these things you accumulated?'
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