Job 31:24

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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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.
  • 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.

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

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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.

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    10But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

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    6[Is] 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.

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    7¶ And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope [is] in thee.

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

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

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    16¶ If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

  • Prov 8:18-19
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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.

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

    13[Is] 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.

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    15And where [is] now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?

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    6¶ And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

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    27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort [myself]:

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    36Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me.

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

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

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

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    15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

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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: