Psalms 62:10

American Standard Version (1901)

Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon] .

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  • Ps 52:7 : 7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.
  • Isa 30:12 : 12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely thereon;
  • Isa 47:10 : 10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
  • Isa 61:8 : 8 For I, Jehovah, love justice, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give them their recompense in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
  • Jer 13:25 : 25 This is thy lot, the portion measured unto thee from me, saith Jehovah; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
  • Ps 91:14 : 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
  • Prov 23:5 : 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
  • Isa 28:15 : 15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us; for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
  • Deut 6:10-12 : 10 And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not, 11 and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full; 12 then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
  • Deut 8:12-14 : 12 lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
  • Job 20:19 : 19 For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.
  • Job 20:29 : 29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, And the heritage appointed unto him by God.
  • Job 27:16-23 : 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh. 19 He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers] ; He openeth his eyes, and he is not. 20 Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place. 22 For [God] shall hurl at him, and not spare: He would fain flee out of his hand. 23 Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.
  • Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence; 25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
  • Ps 39:6 : 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
  • Ps 49:6 : 6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
  • Mark 10:23 : 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
  • Luke 12:15-21 : 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
  • 1 Tim 6:10 : 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
  • Mark 8:36-37 : 36 For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? 37 For what should a man give in exchange for his life?

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    6They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Ps 62:9
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    9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: In the balances they will go up; They are together lighter than vanity.

  • Prov 23:4-5
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    4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

    5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
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    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

    11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage is there to the owner thereof, save the beholding [of them] with his eyes?

  • Ps 52:7
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    7Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Job 15:31
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    31Let him not trust in vanity, deceiving himself; For vanity shall be his recompense.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
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    17Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

  • Job 36:18-19
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    18For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

    19Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?

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    16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.

  • Prov 5:10
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    10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,

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    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

    8The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

  • Prov 28:20
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    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

  • Deut 8:17
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    17and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

  • Prov 22:22
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    22Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

  • Ps 146:3
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    3Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, [namely], riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

  • Prov 3:31
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    31Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.

  • Prov 3:5
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    5Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

  • Jer 9:23
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    23Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

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    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Prov 18:11
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    11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

  • Matt 6:19
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    19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

  • Prov 28:8
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    8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

  • Prov 24:19
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    19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

  • Ezek 28:5
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    5by thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;--

  • Prov 11:4
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    4Riches profit not in the day of wrath; But righteousness delivereth from death.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Hab 2:9
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    9Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

  • Job 31:25
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    25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

  • Ps 73:12
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    12Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.

  • Luke 16:11
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    11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches] ?

  • Eccl 7:7
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    7Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

  • Luke 12:15
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    15And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

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    36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Eccl 6:2
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    2a man to whom God giveth riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacketh nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but an alien eateth it; this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

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    6He saith in his heart, I shall not be moved; To all generations I shall not be in adversity.

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    7Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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    6The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly] .