Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. Cross References Mark 10:24 And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 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." 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. 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. Job 31:25 if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much, 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." Isaiah 30:12 Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit, Isaiah 47:10 You were secure in your wickedness; you said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, 'I am, and there is none besides me.' Isaiah 61:8 For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them. 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?' Ezekiel 22:29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice. 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." Nahum 3:1 Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without prey. Treasury of Scripture Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart on them. Trust Job 20:19,29 Isaiah 28:15 Isaiah 30:12 riches Psalm 39:6 Psalm 52:7 Deuteronomy 6:10-12 set Psalm 91:14 Proverbs 23:5 |