7 Bible Verses about Transient Wealth

Will you set your eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

For riches are not forever: and does the crown endure to every generation?

He shall not be rich, neither shall his wealth continue, neither shall he overspread the earth with it.

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increases that which is not his! how long? and to him that loads himself with many pledges!

Since you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain manner of life received by tradition from your fathers;

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

LORD, make me to know my end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.