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1 Timothy 6 10
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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Matthew 6:24
“ No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
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Luke 12:15
But He said to them,“ Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.”
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Matthew 6:19
“ Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
There was a man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked,“ And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an unhappy task.
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
So I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold, all was futility and striving after wind, and there was no benefit under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind.
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Psalms 62:10
Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly rely on robbery; If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to a person who is good in His sight, He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is futility and striving after wind.
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Habakkuk 2:5-7
Furthermore, wine betrays an arrogant man, So that he does not achieve his objective. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, And he is like death, never satisfied. He also gathers to himself all the nations And collects to himself all the peoples.“ Will all of these not take up a song of ridicule against him, Even a saying and insinuations against him And say,‘ Woe to him who increases what is not his— For how long— And makes himself rich with debts!’Will your creditors not rise up suddenly, And those who collect from you awaken? Indeed, you will become plunder for them.
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Ecclesiastes 4:16
There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them. Even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him; for this too is futility and striving after wind.
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Ecclesiastes 3:19
For the fate of the sons of mankind and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath, and there is no advantage for mankind over animals, for all is futility.
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Ecclesiastes 2:17-18
So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was unhappy to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.So I hated all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will come after me.
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Psalms 52:7
“ Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire.”
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Proverbs 30:15-16
The leech has two daughters:“ Give” and“ Give.” There are three things that will not be satisfied, Four that will not say,“ Enough”:Sheol, the infertile womb, Earth that is never satisfied with water, And fire that never says,“ Enough.”
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Ecclesiastes 1:17
And I applied my mind to know wisdom and to know insanity and foolishness; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
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Psalms 52:1
Why do you boast in evil, you mighty man? The faithfulness of God endures all day long.
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Ecclesiastes 6:7
All a person’s labor is for his mouth, and yet his appetite is not satisfied.
