Verse 9
For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.
Referenced Verses
- Prov 15:27 : 27 The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house: but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue.
- 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 He must also haue a good report of the which are without, lest he fall into the rebuke and snare of the deuyll.
- Matt 13:22 : 22 He also that receaued seede into the thornes, is he that heareth the worde: and the care of this worlde, and the disceiptfulnes of ryches, choke vp the worde, and so is he made vnfruitfull.
- Matt 19:22 : 22 But when the young man hearde that saying, he went away sory: For he had great possessions.
- Matt 26:15 : 15 And sayde vnto them: What wyll ye geue me, and I wyll delyuer hym vnto you? And they appoynted vnto hym thirtie peeces of syluer.
- Matt 27:3-5 : 3 Then Iudas, whiche had betrayed hym, seyng that he was condempned, repented hym selfe, and brought agayne the thirtie peeces of syluer, to the chiefe priestes and elders, 4 Saying: I haue synned, betraying the innocent blood. And they said: what is that to vs? see thou to that. 5 And he cast downe the peeces of siluer in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged hym selfe.
- Mark 4:19 : 19 And the cares of this worlde, and the deceytfulnesse of ryches, and the lustes of other thynges enter in, and choke the worde, and it is made vnfruitefull.
- Luke 21:35 : 35 For as a snare shall it come on al them that dwell on the face of ye whole earth.
- Acts 5:4-5 : 4 Whyles it remayned, was it not thyne owne? And after it was solde, was it not in thyne owne power? Why haste thou conceaued this thyng in thyne heart? Thou hast not lyed vnto men, but vnto God. 5 When Ananias hearde these wordes, he fell downe, and gaue vp the ghost. And great feare came on all them that hearde these thynges.
- Acts 8:20 : 20 But Peter sayde vnto him: Thy money perishe with thee, because thou hast thought that the gyfte of God may be obteyned with money.
- Eph 4:22 : 22 To lay downe, accordyng to the former conuersation, ye olde man, which is corrupt, accordyng to the lustes of error:
- 1 Tim 1:9 : 9 Knowyng this, that the lawe is not geuen vnto a ryghteous man, but vnto the lawlesse and disobedient, to the vngodly and to sinners, to vnholy and vncleane, to murtherers of fathers & murtherers of mothers, to manslears,
- 2 Tim 2:26 : 26 And that they may come to the selues agayne, out of the snare of the deuyll, which are holden captyue of hym at his wyll.
- Jas 5:1-4 : 1 Go to nowe ye riche men, weepe and howle on your wretchednesse that shall come vpon you. 2 Your riches is corrupt, your garmentes are motheaten: 3 Your golde and siluer is cankred, and the rust of them shalbe a witnesse agaynst you, and shall eate your fleshe as it were fyre. Ye haue heaped treasure together in your last dayes. 4 Beholde, the hire of labourers, which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which hire is of you kept backe by fraude, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lorde Sabaoth.
- 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through couetousnesse, shall they with fayned wordes make marchaudize of you, whose iudgement is nowe not farre of, and their damnation sleepeth not.
- 2 Pet 2:15-16 : 15 Which haue forsaken the ryght waye, and are gone astray, folowyng the way of Balaam the sonne of Bosor, which loued the rewarde of vnrighteousnesse: 16 But was rebuked of his iniquitie. The dumbe beast, and vsed to the yoke, speaking with mans voyce, forbad the madnesse of the prophete.
- 1 John 2:15-17 : 15 See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym. 16 For all that is in the worlde, as the lust of the fleshe, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the father, but of the worlde. 17 And the worlde passeth away, and the luste thereof: but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God, abydeth for euer.
- Jude 1:11 : 11 Wo be vnto the, for they haue folowed the way of Cain, and are vtterly geuen to the errour of Balaam for lucres sake, and perishe in the gaynsaying of Core.
- Prov 20:21 : 21 The heritage that commeth hastylye at the first, shall not be blessed at the ende.
- Prov 21:6 : 6 To hoorde vp riches with a deceiptfull tongue, is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.
- Prov 22:16 : 16 Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.
- Prov 23:4 : 4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.
- Prov 28:20-22 : 20 A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie. 21 To haue respect of persons in iudgement is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread. 22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.
- Isa 5:8 : 8 Wo vnto them that ioyne one house to another, and bring one lande so nigh vnto another, that there is no more place: Wyll ye be placed alone in the myddest of the earth?
- Hos 12:7-8 : 7 He is Chanaan, the ballaunces of deceipt are in his hande, he loueth to oppresse. 8 And Ephraim hath sayde, Tushe I am riche, I haue good enough: in all my workes shall not one iniquitie be founde wherin I haue offended.
- Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Heare this, O ye that swallow vp the poore, that ye may make the needy of the lande to fayle, 5 Saying, When will the new moneth be gone, that we may sell corne? & the Sabbath, that we may set foorth wheate, and make the Epha small, & the sicle great, & falsifie the wayghtes by deceite? 6 That we may bie the poore for siluer, and the needy for shoes, yea and sell the refuse of the wheate?
- Gen 13:10-13 : 10 And so Lot lyftyng vp his eyes, behelde all the countrey of Iordane, whiche was well watred euery where before the Lorde destroyed Sodome and Gomorrh, euen as the garden of the Lorde, lyke the lande of Egypt as thou commest vnto Soar. 11 Then Lot chose all the playne of Iordane, and toke his iourney from the east, and so departed the one brother from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the lande of Chanaan, and Lot abode in the cities of the playne, and pitched his tent vntill Sodome. 13 But the men of Sodome were wicked, and exceedyng sinners agaynst the Lorde.
- Num 22:17-19 : 17 For I wyll greatly promote thee vnto great honour, and wyll do whatsoeuer thou sayest vnto me: come I pray thee, curse this people for my sake. 18 And Balaam aunswered and said vnto the seruauntes of Balac: If Balac woulde geue me his house full of syluer and golde, I can not go beyonde the worde of the Lorde my God, to do lesse or more: 19 Nowe therefore I pray thee, tarie ye here this nyght, that I may wit what the Lorde wyll say vnto me more.
- Num 31:8 : 8 And they slue the kynges of Madian among other that were slayne: Namelye, Eui, and Rekem, Zur, & Hur, and Reba: fiue kynges of Madian, with Balaam the sonne of Beor, whom they slue with the sworde.
- Deut 7:25 : 25 The graue images of their gods shalt thou burne with fire: and couet not the golde and siluer that is on them, nor take it vnto thee, lest thou be snared therin: for it is an abhomination before the Lorde thy God.
- Josh 7:11 : 11 Israel hath sinned, and they haue transgressed myne appointment which I commaunded them: for they haue taken of the excommunicate thinges, and haue also stolen, and dissembled also, & put them vnto their owne stuffe.
- Josh 7:24-26 : 24 And Iosuah toke Achan the sonne of Zareth, and the siluer, and the garmet, and the tonge of gold, and his sonnes, and his daughters, & his oxen, and his asses, his sheepe, his tent, and al that he had: and al Israel with him brought them vnto the valley of Achor. 25 And Iosuah sayde: In as much as thou hast troubled vs, the Lorde shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned hym with stones, and burned them with fire, and ouerwhelmed them with stones. 26 And they cast vpon hym a great heape of stones vnto this day: And so the Lord turned from the wrath of his indignation. And the name of the place is called the valley of Achor vnto this day.
- 2 Kgs 5:20-27 : 20 Gehezi the seruaunt of Elisa the man of God, said: Beholde, my maister hath spared Naaman this Syrian, that he would not receaue at his hande those thinges that he offered: As the Lorde lyueth, I wyll runne after him, & take somewhat of him. 21 And so Gehezi folowed Naaman: And when Naaman saw him running after him, he light downe from the charet to meete him, and saide: Is all well? 22 He aunswered, All is well: Beholde, my maister hath sent me, saying: See, there be come to me euen nowe from mount Ephraim two young men of the children of the prophetes: Geue them I pray thee one talent of siluer, and two chaunge of garmentes. 23 And Naaman said: With a good will, take two talentes: And he constrained him, & bounde two talentes of siluer in two bagges, with two chaunge of garmentes, and laide them vpon two of his seruauntes, to beare them before him. 24 And when he came to the lower place, he toke them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house, and he let the men go, and they departed. 25 But he went in and stoode before his maister: And Elisa said vnto him, whece commest thou Gehezi? He saide: Thy seruaunt went no whyther. 26 But he saide vnto him: went not myne heart with thee when the man turned againe from his charet to meete thee? Is it now a tyme to receaue money, to receaue garmentes, olyue trees, vnieyardes, sheepe, and oxen, men seruauntes, and mayde seruauntes. 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shal cleaue vnto thee, and vnto thy seede for euer. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snowe.
- Ps 11:6 : 6 Upon ye vngodly he wyl rayne snares, fire and brimstone: and tempestious stormes shalbe their portion to drinke.
- Prov 1:17-19 : 17 But as in vayne, the nette is layde foorth before the birdes eyes: 18 So these lay wayte for the blood of them, and lye priuily for their liues. 19 Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedie of gayne, who taketh away the life of the owner therof.
- Zech 11:5 : 5 Which haue ben slaine of those that possessed them, yet they toke it for no sinne, but they that solde them said, The Lorde be thanked, for I am riche: yea their owne shepheardes spare the not.