Riches
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Riches’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
Showing 1–24 of 186 verses grouped under this topic.
Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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It shall be, when Yahweh your God brings you into the land which he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you, great and goodly cities which you didn’t build, and houses full of all good things which you didn’t…
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You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless Yahweh your God for the good land which he has given you. Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you today;…
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For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break…
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But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked. You have grown fat. You have grown thick. You have become sleek. Then he abandoned God who made him, and rejected the Rock of his salvation.
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1 Samuel 2:7 OT
Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.
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Psalms 37:16 OT
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
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Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.
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Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
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He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
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There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
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The ransom of a man’s life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.
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The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
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In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.
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Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
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Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
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Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
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Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.
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Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
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Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.
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Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
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Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:
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for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
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He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.