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Proverbs 27:24
for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.
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1 Timothy 6 17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
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1 John 2 16
For everything that belongs to the world— the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle— is not from the Father, but is from the world.
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Matthew 6:19
“ Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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James 5:1-2
Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.Your wealth is ruined and your clothes are moth-eaten.
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Everything is futile.”
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Job 1:14-17
a messenger came to Job and reported:“ While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby,the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”He was still speaking when another messenger came and reported:“ A lightning storm struck from heaven. It burned up the sheep and the servants and devoured them, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”That messenger was still speaking when yet another came and reported:“ The Chaldeans formed three bands, made a raid on the camels, and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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Ecclesiastes 5:13-14
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.
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Genesis 42:36
Their father Jacob said to them,“ You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me!”
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Psalms 39:6
“ Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow. Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain, gathering possessions without knowing who will get them.
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1 Corinthians 7 29-1 Corinthians 7 31
And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,those who weep as though they did not weep, those who rejoice as though they did not rejoice, those who buy as though they did not possess,and those who use the world as though they did not make full use of it. For this world in its current form is passing away.
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Psalms 119:36-37
Turn my heart to Your decrees and not to material gain.Turn my eyes from looking at what is worthless; give me life in Your ways.
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Jeremiah 22:17
But you have eyes and a heart for nothing except your own dishonest profit, shedding innocent blood and committing extortion and oppression.
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
“ Absolute futility,” says the Teacher.“ Absolute futility. Everything is futile.”
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Isaiah 55:2
Why do you spend money on what is not food, and your wages on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.