'Rich' in the Bible
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Jehovah, to make atonement for your souls.
And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxed rich and find sufficient to redeem it;
And if a stranger or sojourner with thee be waxed rich, and thy brother be waxed poor beside him, and sell himself unto the stranger or'sojourner with thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family;
or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxed rich, he may redeem himself.
Tell of it , ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.
And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.
And Jehovah sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, Neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered to his fathers ; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
And the daughter of Tyre'shall be there with a gift; The rich among the people shall entreat thy favor.
Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain , And he that giveth to the rich,'shall come only to want.
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
Revile not the king, no, not in thy thought; and revile not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the heavens shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death; although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.
Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
These were thy traffickers in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labors they shall find in me no iniquity that were sin.
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take the filthy garments from off him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with rich apparel.
whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.
And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus disciple:
It is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.
And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.
But when he heard these things, he became exceeding sorrowful; for he was very rich.
For it is easier for a camel to enter in through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.
And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury.
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:
Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have come to reign without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.
Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they art not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and that the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains;
And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead;
For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness.
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning;
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all that had their ships in the sea were made rich by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
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- Ample (6 instances)
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- Plenteous (16 instances)
- Plentiful (30 instances)
- Productive (12 instances)
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