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Psalms 52:7
“ Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
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1 Timothy 6 17
Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
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Luke 12:15-21
Then he said,“ Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”Then he told them a story:“ A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.He said to himself,‘ What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’Then he said,‘ I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.And I’ll sit back and say to myself,“ My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’“ But God said to him,‘ You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’“ Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”
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Job 31:24-25
“ Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold?Have I gloated about my wealth and all that I own?
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Jeremiah 17:11
Like a partridge that hatches eggs she has not laid, so are those who get their wealth by unjust means. At midlife they will lose their riches; in the end, they will become poor old fools.
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Psalms 49:6
They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.
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Isaiah 30:12
This is the reply of the Holy One of Israel:“ Because you despise what I tell you and trust instead in oppression and lies,
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Deuteronomy 6:10-12
“ The Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build.The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land,be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.
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Psalms 39:6
We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth, not knowing who will spend it.
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Psalms 91:14
The Lord says,“ I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name.
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1 Timothy 6 10
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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Isaiah 61:8
“ For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.
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Job 20:19
For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute. They foreclosed on their homes.
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Job 27:16-23
“ Evil people may have piles of money and may store away mounds of clothing.But the righteous will wear that clothing, and the innocent will divide that money.The wicked build houses as fragile as a spider’s web, as flimsy as a shelter made of branches.The wicked go to bed rich but wake to find that all their wealth is gone.Terror overwhelms them like a flood, and they are blown away in the storms of the night.The east wind carries them away, and they are gone. It sweeps them away.It whirls down on them without mercy. They struggle to flee from its power.But everyone jeers at them and mocks them.
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Deuteronomy 8:12-14
For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in,and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful!Do not become proud at that time and forget the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.
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Proverbs 23:5
In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.
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Isaiah 59:4
No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin.
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Isaiah 47:10
“ You felt secure in your wickedness.‘ No one sees me,’ you said. But your‘ wisdom’ and‘ knowledge’ have led you astray, and you said,‘ I am the only one, and there is no other.’
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Isaiah 28:15
You boast,“ We have struck a bargain to cheat death and have made a deal to dodge the grave. The coming destruction can never touch us, for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception.”
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Job 20:29
This is the reward that God gives the wicked. It is the inheritance decreed by God.”
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Jeremiah 13:25
This is your allotment, the portion I have assigned to you,” says the Lord,“ for you have forgotten me, putting your trust in false gods.
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Mark 10:23
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,“ How hard it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!”
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Mark 8:36-37
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?Is anything worth more than your soul?
