Job 31:24

King James Version 1611 (Original)

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

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Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
  • Prov 10:15 : 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
  • Prov 11:28 : 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
  • Prov 30:9 : 9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
  • Mark 10:24-25 : 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
  • Col 3:5 : 5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
  • 1 Tim 6:10 : 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
  • Gen 31:1 : 1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.
  • 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 thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
  • Ps 49:6-7 : 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
  • Ps 49:17 : 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

    26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

    27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

    28This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

    29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

  • Job 31:23
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    23For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

  • Job 22:24-25
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    24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

    25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

  • Job 23:10-11
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    10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

    11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

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    6Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?

  • Job 3:15
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    15Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

  • Ps 31:14
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    14But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.

  • Ps 39:7
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    7And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

  • Job 28:1
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    1Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.

  • Job 31:5-7
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    5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;

    6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

    7If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

  • Ps 49:6
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    6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Job 31:16
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    16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

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    18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

    19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

  • Job 6:10-13
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    10Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.

    11What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?

    12Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?

    13Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?

  • Job 13:14-15
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    14Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?

    15Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.

  • Job 17:15
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    15And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

  • Ps 30:6
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    6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

  • Job 9:27-28
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    27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

    28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

  • Job 36:19
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    19Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

  • 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.

  • Job 31:36
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    36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.

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    21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

  • Job 31:33-34
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    33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

    34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?

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    18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:

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    39If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

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    3O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;

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    25And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

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    9If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

  • Deut 32:34
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    34Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?

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    24The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

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    20Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

  • Ps 38:15-16
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    15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

    16For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

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    10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

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    4With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: