Verse 23

When he heard this, he became very sorrowful, for he was extremely wealthy.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.
  • Matt 19:22 : 22 When the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great wealth.
  • Mark 10:22 : 22 The man’s face fell, and he went away sad, because he had great wealth.
  • Luke 8:14 : 14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 Then He said to them, "Watch out, and be on guard against every form of greed, because one’s life is not defined by the abundance of possessions."
  • Luke 19:8 : 8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! I am giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much."
  • Luke 21:34 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap.
  • Eph 5:5 : 5 For you know this with certainty, that no sexually immoral, impure, or greedy person—who is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
  • Phil 3:8 : 8 Indeed, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them garbage, in order that I may gain Christ,
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.
  • 1 John 2:15 : 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in them.
  • Judg 18:23-24 : 23 They called out to the Danites, who turned to face them, and said to Micah, 'What’s the matter with you, that you have called your men together?' 24 Micah replied, 'You’ve taken my gods that I made and my priest and gone away! What else do I have? How can you ask me, “What’s the matter with you?”'
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my security, 25 if I rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had obtained much,