'Rich' in the Bible
Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich.'
"Asher's food will be rich. He will yield royal dainties.
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of Yahweh, to make atonement for your souls.
"'If an alien or temporary resident with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him has grown poor, and sells himself to the stranger or foreigner living among you, or to a member of the stranger's family;
or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any who is a close relative to him of his family may redeem him; or if he has grown rich, he may redeem himself.
"Tell [of it], you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.
He said, "Blessed are you by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you didn't follow young men, whether poor or rich.
Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.
Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, "There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man who had come to him."
They took fortified cities, and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled, became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them, neither did they turn from their wicked works.
He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall their possessions be extended on the earth.
He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.
All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can't keep his soul alive.
The daughter of Tyre comes with a gift. The rich among the people entreat your favor.
Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.
The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
Don't curse the king, no, not in your thoughts; and don't curse the rich in your bedroom: for a bird of the sky may carry your voice, and that which has wings may tell the matter.
Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, and strangers will eat the ruins of the rich.
He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.
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 have become great, and grew rich.
Thus says Yahweh, Don't let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don't let the rich man glory in his riches;
These were your traffickers in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in chests of rich clothing, bound with cords and made of cedar, among your merchandise.
Ephraim said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won't find in me any iniquity that is sin."
Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.
He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, "Take the filthy garments off of him." To him he said, "Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing."
Their buyers slaughter them, and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, 'Blessed be Yahweh, for I am rich;' and their own shepherds don't pity them.