Luke 16:11

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So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

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  • Prov 8:18-19 : 18 Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, and my yield surpasses choice silver.
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
  • Luke 16:9 : 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves using worldly wealth so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, 'You still lack one thing. Sell everything you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 16:12-13
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    91%

    12And if you have not been trustworthy with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is truly yours?

    13No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  • Luke 16:8-10
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    87%

    8The master praised the dishonest manager for acting shrewdly, because the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.

    9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves using worldly wealth so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

    10Whoever is faithful with very little is also faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

  • Luke 16:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1Jesus also said to His disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this manager was wasting his possessions.

    2So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.'

    3The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking away my position? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.'

  • Luke 12:20-21
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    20But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'

    21So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Luke 19:26
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    26'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.'

  • Mark 4:25
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    25For whoever has, more will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

  • Prov 28:20
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    20A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Matt 13:12
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    12For whoever has, more will be given to them, and they will have abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

  • Luke 19:15-17
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    73%

    15When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, so he could find out what they had gained by doing business.

    16The first came forward, saying, 'Lord, your mina has earned ten more minas.'

    17And he said to him, 'Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.'

  • Matt 25:27-30
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    27Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return, I would have received it back with interest.

    28So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.

    29For to everyone who has, more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken away from them.

    30And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • 1 Cor 4:2
    72%

    2Now it is required that those who are entrusted as stewards must prove faithful.

  • Luke 12:42
    72%

    42The Lord answered, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

  • Luke 12:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15Then 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."

    16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a certain rich man produced a bountiful harvest.

  • Luke 12:44
    72%

    44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Matt 24:47
    72%

    47Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

  • Luke 8:18
    71%

    18Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. For whoever has will be given more; but whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken away from them.

  • Matt 6:24
    71%

    24No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

  • Luke 19:23-24
    2 verses
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    23'Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank, so that when I returned I could have collected it with interest?'

    24Then he said to those standing by, 'Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.'

  • Matt 25:21
    71%

    21His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

  • Prov 11:28
    71%

    28Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    70%

    17Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

  • Matt 25:14
    70%

    14For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his belongings to them.

  • Matt 25:18
    70%

    18But the servant who had received the one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

  • Prov 13:7
    70%

    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

  • Luke 12:33-34
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    33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

  • Matt 6:21
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    21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

  • Ps 49:6
    70%

    6Why should I fear in evil days, when iniquity surrounds me, at my heels?

  • Matt 6:19
    70%

    19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    70%

    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Matt 25:23
    70%

    23His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.’

  • Ps 62:10
    70%

    10Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

  • Luke 14:33
    69%

    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 19:13
    69%

    13"He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business until I come back.'

  • Prov 28:22
    69%

    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Luke 19:20
    69%

    20Another came and said, 'Master, here is your mina. I kept it laid away in a cloth.'

  • Luke 12:48
    69%

    48But the one who did not know and did things deserving of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.