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Proverbs 27:24
for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
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1 Timothy 6 17
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
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1 John 2 16
For everything in the world— the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life— comes not from the Father but from the world.
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Matthew 6:19
“ Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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James 5:1-2
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you.Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
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Ecclesiastes 12:8
“ Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Everything is meaningless!”
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Job 1:14-17
a messenger came to Job and said,“ The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said,“ The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said,“ The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
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Ecclesiastes 5:13-14
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children there is nothing left for them to inherit.
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Genesis 42:36
Their father Jacob said to them,“ You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”
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Psalms 39:6
“ Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom; in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth without knowing whose it will finally be.
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1 Corinthians 7 29-1 Corinthians 7 31
What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not;those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep;those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
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Psalms 119:36-37
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.
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Jeremiah 22:17
“ But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion.”
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
“ Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher.“ Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
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Isaiah 55:2
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.