Riches
120 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
106 sections
- Be not Over-Anxious For
- Cannot Deliver in the Day of God's Wrath
- Cannot Redeem the Soul
- Cannot Secure Prosperity
- Corruptible
- Danger of Misusing-Illustrated
- Deceitful
- Deceitfulness of, Chokes the Word
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Abuse
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Folly and Danger of Trusting To-Illustrated
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Get, by Vanity
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Get, Unlawfully
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Hoard Up
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Increase, by Oppression
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Receive Their Consolation
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Spend, Upon Their Appetite
- Denunciations Against Those Who: Trust In
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Abram
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Barzillai
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Boaz
- Examples of Saints Possessing: David
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Dorcas
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Hezekiah
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Isaac
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Jacob
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Jehoshaphat
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Job
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Joseph
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Joseph of Arimathea
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Lot
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Shunammite
- Examples of Saints Possessing: Zacchaeus
- Examples of Those Truly Rich
- Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Ammonites
- Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Esau
- Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Haman
- Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Laban
- Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Nabal
- Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: People of Tyre
- Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Young Man
- Figurative
- Fleeting
- General Scriptures Concerning
- Give Worldly Power
- God Gives
- God Gives Power to Obtain
- Guilt of Rejoicing In
- Guilt of Trusting In
- Heavenly Treasures Superior To
- Labour not For
- Liable to be Stolen
- Life Consists not in Abundance of
- Often an Obstruction to the Reception of the Gospel
- Often Lead to an Overbearing Spirit
- Often Lead to Anxiety
- Often Lead to Denying God
- Often Lead to Forgetting God
- Often Lead to Forsaking God
- Often Lead to Fraud
- Often Lead to Oppression
- Often Lead to Pride
- Often Lead to Rebelling Against God
- Often Lead to Rejecting Christ
- Often Lead to Self-Sufficiency
- Often Lead to Sensual Indulgence
- Often Lead to Violence
- Perishable
- Profit not in the Day of Wrath
- Temporary
- The Blessing of the Lord Brings
- The Love of, the Root of all Evil
- The True Riches
- The Wicked: Boast Themselves In
- The Wicked: Have Trouble With
- The Wicked: Heap Up
- The Wicked: Keep, to Their Hurt
- The Wicked: Must Leave, to Others
- The Wicked: Often Increase In
- The Wicked: Often Spend Their Day In
- The Wicked: Profit not By
- The Wicked: Swallow Down
- The Wicked: Trust in the Abundance of
- They Who Covet: Bring Trouble on Their Families
- They Who Covet: Bring Trouble on Themselves
- They Who Covet: Err from the Faith
- They Who Covet: Fall Into Hurtful Lusts
- They Who Covet: Fall Into Temptation and a Snare
- They Who Covet: Use Unlawful Means to Acquire
- They Who Possess, should Ascribe Them to God
- They Who Possess, should be Liberal in all Things
- They Who Possess, should Devote Them to God's Service
- They Who Possess, should Esteem It a Privilege to be Allowed to Give
- They Who Possess, should Give of Them to the Poor
- They Who Possess, should not Boast of Obtaining Them
- They Who Possess, should not Glory in Them
- They Who Possess, should not Hoard Them Up
- They Who Possess, should not Set the Heart on Them
- They Who Possess, should not to be High-Minded
- They Who Possess, should not Trust in Them
- They Who Possess, should Use Them in Promoting the Salvation of Others
- They Who Possess, should when Converted, Rejoice in Being Humbled
- Thick Clay
- To God Belongs This World's Riches
- Uncertain
- Unsatisfying
- Vanity of Heaping Up
Be not Over-Anxious For
- Proverbs 30:8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Cannot Deliver in the Day of God's Wrath
- Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
- Revelation 6:15–17 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. …
Cannot Redeem the Soul
- Psalm 49:6–9 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. …
- 1 Peter 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Cannot Secure Prosperity
- James 1:11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Corruptible
- James 5:2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
- 1 Peter 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Danger of Misusing-Illustrated
- Luke 16:19–25 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. …
Deceitful
- Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Deceitfulness of, Chokes the Word
- Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
Denunciations Against Those Who: Abuse
Denunciations Against Those Who: Folly and Danger of Trusting To-Illustrated
- Luke 12:16–21 Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. …
Denunciations Against Those Who: Get, by Vanity
- Proverbs 13:11 Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
- Proverbs 21:6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Denunciations Against Those Who: Get, Unlawfully
- Jeremiah 17:11 Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
Denunciations Against Those Who: Hoard Up
- Ecclesiastes 5:13–14 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, …
- James 5:3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
Denunciations Against Those Who: Increase, by Oppression
- Proverbs 22:16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
- Habakkuk 2:6–8 Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’ …
- Micah 2:2–3 They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. …
Denunciations Against Those Who: Receive Their Consolation
- Luke 6:24 But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
Denunciations Against Those Who: Spend, Upon Their Appetite
- Job 20:15–17 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach. …
Denunciations Against Those Who: Trust In
- Proverbs 11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Abram
- Genesis 13:2 And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Barzillai
- 2 Samuel 19:32 Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Boaz
- Ruth 2:1 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
Examples of Saints Possessing: David
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Dorcas
- Acts 9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Hezekiah
- 2 Chronicles 32:27–29 Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles. …
Examples of Saints Possessing: Isaac
- Genesis 26:13–14 and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy. …
Examples of Saints Possessing: Jacob
- Genesis 32:5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”
- Genesis 32:10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Jehoshaphat
- 2 Chronicles 17:5 So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Job
- Job 1:3 and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Joseph
- Genesis 45:8 Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh — lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 45:13 Tell my father about all my splendor in Egypt and everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly.”
Examples of Saints Possessing: Joseph of Arimathea
- Matthew 27:57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Lot
- Genesis 13:5–6 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. …
Examples of Saints Possessing: Shunammite
- 2 Kings 4:8 One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat.
Examples of Saints Possessing: Zacchaeus
- Luke 19:2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
Examples of Those Truly Rich
- Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
- Matthew 13:45–46 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. …
- Luke 10:42 But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”
- John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- 1 Peter 2:7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
- Revelation 3:18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Ammonites
- Jeremiah 49:4 Why do you boast of your valleys— your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’
Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Esau
- Genesis 36:7 For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Haman
- Esther 5:11 Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Laban
- Genesis 30:30 Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Nabal
- 1 Samuel 25:2 Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: People of Tyre
- Ezekiel 28:5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
Examples of Wicked Men Possessing: Young Man
- Matthew 19:22 When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
Figurative
- Revelation 3:18 I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
Fleeting
- Proverbs 23:5 When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- Revelation 18:16–17 saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! …
General Scriptures Concerning
- Deuteronomy 6:10–12 And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you— a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build, …
- Deuteronomy 8:10–18 When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you. …
- Deuteronomy 31:20 When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and …
- Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
- 1 Samuel 2:7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- Psalm 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Proverbs 10:2 Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Proverbs 11:4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Proverbs 11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
- Proverbs 13:7–8 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. …
- Proverbs 14:24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
- Proverbs 15:6 The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
- Proverbs 15:16–17 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil. …
- Proverbs 16:8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
- Proverbs 19:4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
- Proverbs 21:6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
- Proverbs 23:4–5 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. …
- Proverbs 27:23–24 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; …
- Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
- Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
- Proverbs 28:22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
- Proverbs 30:8–9 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. …
- Ecclesiastes 5:9–20 The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields. …
- Ecclesiastes 6:1–2 There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind: …
- Ecclesiastes 7:11–12 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun. …
- Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
- Isaiah 5:8 Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
- Jeremiah 48:36 Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
- Hosea 12:8 And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
- Matthew 6:19–21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. …
- Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Matthew 19:16–29 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?” …
- Mark 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- Mark 10:17–25 As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” …
- Luke 12:15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
- Luke 18:18–25 Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” …
- 1 Timothy 6:4–11 he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, …
- 1 Timothy 6:17–19 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. …
- James 2:6–7 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court? …
- James 5:1–5 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. …
- 1 John 3:17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
Give Worldly Power
- Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
God Gives
- 1 Samuel 2:7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
God Gives Power to Obtain
- Deuteronomy 8:18 But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
Guilt of Rejoicing In
Guilt of Trusting In
- Job 31:24 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
- Job 31:28 this would also be an iniquity to be judged, for I would have denied God on high.
- Ezekiel 28:4–5 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. …
- Ezekiel 28:8 They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
Heavenly Treasures Superior To
- Matthew 6:19–20 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. …
Labour not For
- Proverbs 23:4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Liable to be Stolen
- Matthew 6:19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Life Consists not in Abundance of
- Luke 12:15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Often an Obstruction to the Reception of the Gospel
- Mark 10:23–25 Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” …
Often Lead to an Overbearing Spirit
- Proverbs 18:23 The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
Often Lead to Anxiety
- Ecclesiastes 5:12 The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
Often Lead to Denying God
- Proverbs 30:8–9 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. …
Often Lead to Forgetting God
- Deuteronomy 8:13–14 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied, …
Often Lead to Forsaking God
- Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Often Lead to Fraud
- James 5:4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Often Lead to Oppression
- James 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
Often Lead to Pride
- Ezekiel 28:5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
- Hosea 12:8 And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
Often Lead to Rebelling Against God
- Nehemiah 9:25–26 They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. …
Often Lead to Rejecting Christ
- Matthew 19:22 When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
- Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Often Lead to Self-Sufficiency
- Proverbs 28:11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
Often Lead to Sensual Indulgence
- Luke 16:19 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
- James 5:5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
Often Lead to Violence
- Micah 6:12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
Perishable
- Jeremiah 48:36 Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
Profit not in the Day of Wrath
- Proverbs 11:4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Temporary
- Proverbs 27:24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
The Blessing of the Lord Brings
- Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
The Love of, the Root of all Evil
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
The True Riches
- Ephesians 3:8 Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- 1 Peter 2:7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
The Wicked: Boast Themselves In
- Psalm 49:6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Psalm 52:7 “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
The Wicked: Have Trouble With
- Proverbs 15:6 The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
- 1 Timothy 6:9–10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. …
The Wicked: Heap Up
- Job 27:16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
- Psalm 39:6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26 To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a …
The Wicked: Keep, to Their Hurt
- Ecclesiastes 5:13 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
The Wicked: Must Leave, to Others
- Psalm 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
The Wicked: Often Increase In
- Psalm 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked — always carefree as they increase their wealth.
The Wicked: Often Spend Their Day In
- Job 21:13 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
The Wicked: Profit not By
- Proverbs 11:4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Proverbs 13:7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
- Ecclesiastes 5:11 When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
The Wicked: Swallow Down
- Job 20:15 He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
The Wicked: Trust in the Abundance of
- Psalm 52:7 “Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
They Who Covet: Bring Trouble on Their Families
- Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
They Who Covet: Bring Trouble on Themselves
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
They Who Covet: Err from the Faith
- 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
They Who Covet: Fall Into Hurtful Lusts
- 1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
They Who Covet: Fall Into Temptation and a Snare
- 1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
They Who Covet: Use Unlawful Means to Acquire
- Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
They Who Possess, should Ascribe Them to God
- 1 Chronicles 29:12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.
They Who Possess, should be Liberal in all Things
- 1 Timothy 6:18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
They Who Possess, should Devote Them to God's Service
- 1 Chronicles 29:3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
- Mark 12:42–44 Then one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amounted to a small fraction of a denarius. …
They Who Possess, should Esteem It a Privilege to be Allowed to Give
- 1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
They Who Possess, should Give of Them to the Poor
- Matthew 19:21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- 1 John 3:17 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
They Who Possess, should not Boast of Obtaining Them
- Deuteronomy 8:17 You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
They Who Possess, should not Glory in Them
- Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
They Who Possess, should not Hoard Them Up
- Matthew 6:19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
They Who Possess, should not Set the Heart on Them
- Psalm 62:10 Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
They Who Possess, should not to be High-Minded
- 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
They Who Possess, should not Trust in Them
- Job 31:24 If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
- 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
They Who Possess, should Use Them in Promoting the Salvation of Others
- Luke 16:9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
They Who Possess, should when Converted, Rejoice in Being Humbled
- James 1:9–10 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. …
Thick Clay
- Habakkuk 2:6 Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
To God Belongs This World's Riches
- Haggai 2:8 The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.
Uncertain
- 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Unsatisfying
- Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile — a miserable task.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
Vanity of Heaping Up
- Psalm 39:6 Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10–11 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.