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Words of Wisdom
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Reference
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And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
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Genesis 13
:2
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That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
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Genesis 14
:23
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For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
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Genesis 31
:16
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For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
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Genesis 36
:7
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The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
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Exodus 30
:15
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And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
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Leviticus 25
:47
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And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
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Joshua 22
:8
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And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
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Ruth 3
:10
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The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
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1 Samuel 2
:7
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And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel.
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1 Samuel 17
:25
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And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
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2 Samuel 12
:1, 2
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And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
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1 Kings 3
:11
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So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
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1 Kings 10
:23
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Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
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1 Chronicles 29
:12
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And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
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2 Chronicles 1
:11, 12
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And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
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2 Chronicles 9
:22
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Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
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2 Chronicles 17
:5
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Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
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2 Chronicles 18
:1
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And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
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2 Chronicles 20
:25
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And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honor: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
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2 Chronicles 32
:27
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When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.
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Esther 1
:4
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And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
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Esther 5
:11
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He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.
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Job 15
:29
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He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
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Job 20
:15
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The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
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Job 27
:19
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How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
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Job 34
:19
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Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
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Job 36
:19
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A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
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Psalms 37
:16
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Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
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Psalms 39
:6
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And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
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Psalms 45
:12
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Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
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Psalms 49
:2
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Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
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Psalms 52
:7
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Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
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Psalms 62
:10
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Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
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Psalms 73
:12
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O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
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Psalms 104
:24
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Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
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Psalms 112
:3
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I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
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Psalms 119
:14
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Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
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Proverbs 3
:16
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Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
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Proverbs 8
:18
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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Proverbs 10
:4
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Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
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Proverbs 11
:4
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There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
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Proverbs 13
:7, 8
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The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
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Proverbs 14
:20
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The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
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Proverbs 18
:11
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House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.
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Proverbs 19
:14
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He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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Proverbs 21
:17
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A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
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Proverbs 22
:1, 2
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Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
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Proverbs 23
:4, 5
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And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
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Proverbs 24
:4
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For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
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Proverbs 27
:24
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Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
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Proverbs 28
:6
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Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
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Proverbs 30
:8
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There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
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Ecclesiastes 4
:8
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The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
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Ecclesiastes 5
:12-14
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A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
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Ecclesiastes 6
:2
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I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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Ecclesiastes 9
:11
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Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
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Ecclesiastes 10
:6
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For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
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Isaiah 8
:4
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And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
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Isaiah 10
:14
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The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
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Isaiah 30
:6
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And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
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Isaiah 45
:3
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And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
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Isaiah 53
:9
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But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
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Isaiah 61
:6
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As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.
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Jeremiah 5
:27
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Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
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Jeremiah 9
:23
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As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
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Jeremiah 17
:11
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Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished.
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Jeremiah 48
:36
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And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
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Ezekiel 26
:12
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Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
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Ezekiel 27
:12
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With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
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Ezekiel 28
:4, 5
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And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.
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Daniel 11
:2
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And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
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Hosea 12
:8
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For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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Micah 6
:12
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Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
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Zechariah 11
:5
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He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
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Matthew 13
:22
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Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
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Matthew 19
:23, 24
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When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:
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Matthew 27
:57
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And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
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Mark 4
:19
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And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
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Mark 10
:23-25
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And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
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Mark 12
:41
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He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
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Luke 1
:53
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But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
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Luke 6
:24
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And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
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Luke 8
:14
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And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
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Luke 12
:16
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Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
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Luke 14
:12
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And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
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Luke 16
:1
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And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
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Luke 18
:23-25
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And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
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Luke 19
:2
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And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
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Luke 21
:1
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Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
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Romans 2
:4
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And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
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Romans 9
:23
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For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
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Romans 10
:12
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Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
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Romans 11
:12
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Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
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1 Corinthians 4
:8
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As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
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2 Corinthians 6
:10
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How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
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2 Corinthians 8
:2
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In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
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Ephesians 1
:7
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But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
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Ephesians 2
:4
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Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
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Ephesians 3
:8
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But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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Philippians 4
:19
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To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
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Colossians 1
:27
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That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
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Colossians 2
:2
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Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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Colossians 3
:16
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But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
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1 Timothy 6
:9
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Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
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Hebrews 11
:26
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But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
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James 1
:10, 11
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Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
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James 2
:5, 6
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Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
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James 5
:1, 2
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I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
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Revelation 2
:9
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Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Revelation 3
:17, 18
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Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
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Revelation 5
:12
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And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
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Revelation 6
:15
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And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
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Revelation 13
:16
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For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
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Revelation 18
:3
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