"If¹ I have madeª° goldª my hope,ª or have saidª° to the fine gold,ª [Thou art] my confidence;ª" {Job 31:24} + "Surely¹ every manª walkethª° in a vain shew:ª surely¹ they are disquietedª° in vain:ª he heapeth upª° [riches], and knowethª° not¹ who¹ shall gatherª° them." {Psa 39:6} + "Trustª° not¹ in oppression,ª and become not vainª°¹ in robbery:ª if¹ richesª increase,ª° setª° not¹ your heartª [upon them]." {Psa 62:10} + "Richesª profitª° not¹ in the dayª of wrath:ª but righteousnessª deliverethª° from death.ª¹" {Prv 11:4} + "How much¹ betterª [is it] to getª° wisdomª than gold!ª¹ and to getª° understandingª rather to be chosenª° than silver!ª¹" {Prv 16:16} + "Wilt thou setª°°° thine eyesª upon that which is not?¹ for¹ [riches] certainly²° makeª° themselves wings;ª they fly awayª°°° as an eagleª toward heaven.ª" {Prv 23:5} + "For¹ [God] givethª° to a manª that [is] goodª¹ in his sightª wisdom,ª and knowledge,ª and joy:ª but to the sinnerª° he givethª° travail,ª to gatherª° and to heap up,ª° that he may giveª° to [him that is] goodª beforeª God.ª This¹ also¹ [is] vanityª and vexationª of spirit.ª" {Ecc 2:26} + "He that lovethª° silverª shall not¹ be satisfiedª° with silver;ª nor he¹ that lovethª° abundanceª with increase:ª this¹ [is] also¹ vanity.ª ... But those¹ richesª perishª° by evilª travail:ª and he begettethª° a son,ª and [there is] nothingª¹ in his hand.ª" {Ecc 5:10-14} + "Neither¹¹ their silverª nor¹ their goldª shall be ableª° to deliverª° them in the dayª of the LORD'Sª wrath;ª but the whole¹ landª shall be devouredª° by the fireª of his jealousy:ª for¹ he shall makeª° even¹ a speedyª° riddanceª of¹ all¹ them that dwellª° in the land.ª" {Zph 1:18} + "Soª [is] he¹ that layeth up treasureª° for himself,ª andª is²° not² richª°¹ towardª God.ª" {Lke 12:21} + "Andª when Jesusª sawª° that heª wasª° very sorrowful,ª he said,ª° Howª hardlyª shall they²° that haveª° richesª enterª° intoª the¹ kingdomª of God!ª" {Lke 18:24} + "Andª havingª° foodª andª raimentª let us be²° therewith² content.ª°¹ ... Forª the¹ love of moneyª isª° the rootª of allª evil:ª whichª while someª coveted after,ª° they have erredª° fromª the¹ faith,ª andª pierced²° themselves² throughª°¹ with manyª sorrows.ª" {1Tm 6:8-10} + "Chargeª° them that are richª inª this² world,ª¹ that they be²° not² highminded,ª°¹ norª trustª° inª uncertainª riches,ª butª inª the¹ livingª° God,ª who² givethª° usª richlyª all thingsª toª enjoy;ª" {1Tm 6:17} + "[Let your] conversationª [be] without covetousness;ª [and be] contentª° with such things as ye have:ª° forª heª hath said,ª° I will neverª leaveª° thee,ª norª² forsakeª° thee.ª" {Hbr 13:5} + "Go toª° now,ª [ye] rich men,ª weepª° and howlª° forª yourª miseriesª that shall come uponª° [you]. ... Yourª goldª andª silverª is cankered;ª° andª the¹ rustª of themª shall beª° a¹ witnessª against² you,ª andª shall eatª° yourª fleshª as it wereª fire.ª Ye have heaped treasure togetherª° forª the lastª days.ª" {Jms 5:1-3} + "Loveª° notª the¹ world,ª neitherª the things¹ [that are] inª the¹ world.ª Ifª any manª loveª° the¹ world,ª the¹ loveª of the¹ Fatherª isª° notª inª him.ª ... Forª allª that¹ [is] inª the¹ world,ª the¹ lustª of the¹ flesh,ª andª the¹ lustª of the¹ eyes,ª andª the¹ prideª of life,ª isª° notª ofª the¹ Father,ª butª isª° ofª the¹ world.ª" {1Jn 2:15-16} |
