'Luxury' in the Bible
Daughters of Israel, weep over Saul! He clothed you in scarlet luxury and decorated your garments with gold.
May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.
Luxury is not appropriate for a fool—how much less for a slave to rule over princes!
Whoever loves money will never have enough money. Whoever loves luxury will not be content with abundance. This also is pointless.
Against all the ships of TarshishAnd against all the beautiful craft.
“So now hear this, lover of luxury,who sits securely,who says to herself,‘I exist, and there is no one else.I will never be a widowor know the loss of children.’
What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft robes? Look, those who are splendidly dressed and live in luxury are in royal palaces.
"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.
and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died;
You have lived in luxury and pleasure on earth. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.
about to receive a reward of unrighteousness, pleasures counting the luxury in the day, spots and blemishes, luxuriating in their deceits, feasting with you,
For all the nations have drunkthe wine of her sexual immorality,which brings wrath.The kings of the earthhave committed sexual immorality with her,and the merchants of the earthhave grown wealthy from her excessive luxury.
Just as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, inflict on her just as much torture and misery. In her heart she says, "I am a queen on a throne, not a widow. I will never see misery.'
The kings of the earth, who committed sexual immorality with her and lived in luxury with her, will cry and mourn over her when they see the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
(The ripe fruit you greatly desired has gone from you, and all your luxury and splendor have gone from you -- they will never ever be found again!)
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