20 Bible Verses about Satisfied With Riches
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"Look, here is a young man who refused to make God his strength; instead, he trusted in his great wealth and made his wickedness his strength.
The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.
The rich hide within the fortress that is their wealth, but the poor are dismayed due to their poverty.
The wealth of a rich person is his fortified city; in his own imagination, it is like a high wall.
The life of a wealthy man may be held for ransom, but whoever is poor receives no threats.
You say, "I am rich. I have become wealthy. I don't need anything." Yet you don't realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
This is what the LORD says: "The wise man is not to boast in his wisdom; the strong man is not to boast in his strength; and the rich man is not to boast in his riches.
The rich man may be wise in his own opinion; but a discerning, poor man sees through him.
Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
if I've found joy in great wealth that I own, if I've earned a lot with my own hands,
By your great wisdom, by your skills in trading you have amassed wealth for yourself and your heart has become arrogant because of your wealth."
As for what was sown among the thorn bushes, this is the person who hears the word, but the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of wealth choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.
but the worries of life, the deceitful pleasures of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word so that it can't produce a crop.
The ones that fell among the thorn bushes are the people who listen, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries, wealth, and pleasures of life, and their fruit doesn't mature.
"But how terrible it will be for you who are rich, because you have had your comfort!
Don't trust in oppression or put false hope in stealing; if you become wealthy, do not set your heart on it.
Their buyers slaughter them without being punished, continuing to sell them as they say, "Bless the LORD!' and, "I'm rich!' Meanwhile, their shepherds show them no compassion.
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