Deuteronomy 8:17
Be careful not to say,“My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth.”
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- Deut 9:4 : 4 Do not think to yourself after the LORD your God has driven them out before you,“Because of my own righteousness the LORD has brought me here to possess this land.” It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you.
- Hab 1:16 : 16 Because of his success he offers sacrifices to his throw net and burns incense to his dragnet; for because of them he has plenty of food, and more than enough to eat.
- 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who concedes you any superiority? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as though you did not?
- Deut 7:17 : 17 If you think,“These nations are more numerous than I– how can I dispossess them?”
- Isa 10:8-9 : 8 Indeed, he says:“Are not my officials all kings? 9 Is not Calneh like Carchemish? Hamath like Arpad? Samaria like Damascus? 10 I overpowered kingdoms ruled by idols, whose carved images were more impressive than Jerusalem’s or Samaria’s. 11 As I have done to Samaria and its idols, so I will do to Jerusalem and its idols.” 12 But when the Lord finishes judging Mount Zion and Jerusalem, then I will punish the king of Assyria for what he has proudly planned and for the arrogant attitude he displays. 13 For he says:“By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers. 14 My hand discovered the wealth of the nations, as if it were in a nest, as one gathers up abandoned eggs, I gathered up the whole earth. There was no wing flapping, or open mouth chirping.”
- Dan 4:30 : 30 The king uttered these words:“Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”
- Hos 12:8 : 8 Ephraim boasts,“I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful.”
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18You must remember the LORD your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day.
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10You will eat your fill and then praise the LORD your God because of the good land he has given you.
11Exhortation to Remember That Blessing Comes from God Be sure you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today.
12When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses,
13when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything,
14be sure you do not feel self-important and forget the LORD your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,
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4By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
5By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth.
6“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you think you are godlike,
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16fed you in the wilderness with manna(which your ancestors had never before known) so that he might by humbling you test you and eventually bring good to you.
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8The LORD will decree blessing for you with respect to your barns and in everything you do– yes, he will bless you in the land he is giving you.
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12You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.
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25if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth, or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,
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9lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say,“Who is the LORD?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
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11The LORD will greatly multiply your children, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your soil in the land which he promised your ancestors he would give you.
12The LORD will open for you his good treasure house, the heavens, to give you rain for the land in its season and to bless all you do; you will lend to many nations but you will not borrow from any.
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10You were complacent in your evil deeds; you thought,‘No one sees me.’ Your self-professed wisdom and knowledge lead you astray, when you say,‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!’
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6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
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11The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination.
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10lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.
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2Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the wilderness so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.
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11houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant– and you eat your fill,
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9The LORD your God will make the labor of your hands abundantly successful and multiply your children, the offspring of your cattle, and the produce of your soil. For the LORD will once more rejoice over you to make you prosperous just as he rejoiced over your ancestors,
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8Ephraim boasts,“I am very rich! I have become wealthy! In all that I have done to gain my wealth, no one can accuse me of any offense that is actually sinful.”
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10Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
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8So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself,‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.’
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17You have brought all this on yourself, Israel, by deserting the LORD your God when he was leading you along the right path.
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17If you think,“These nations are more numerous than I– how can I dispossess them?”
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7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”
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11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
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10You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
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21that I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, and that I may fill their treasuries.
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18Riches and honor are with me, long-lasting wealth and righteousness.
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4Do not think to yourself after the LORD your God has driven them out before you,“Because of my own righteousness the LORD has brought me here to possess this land.” It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you.
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23The LORD says,“Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
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8Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.
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11The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool.”
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22Friends’ Fears“Have I ever said,‘Give me something, and from your fortune make gifts in my favor’?
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7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.
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19To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God.
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2You will eat what you worked so hard to grow. You will be blessed and secure.
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4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.
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16O LORD our God, all this wealth, which we have collected to build a temple for you to honor your holy name, comes from you; it all belongs to you.
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13You are happy because you conquered Lo-Debar. You say,“Did we not conquer Karnaim by our own power?”
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12you are granted wisdom and discernment. Furthermore I am giving you riches, wealth, and honor surpassing that of any king before or after you.”
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7All along the way I, the LORD your God, have blessed your every effort. I have been attentive to your travels through this great wilderness. These forty years I have been with you; you have lacked for nothing.’”
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4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
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13For he says:“By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.
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4However, there should not be any poor among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land that he is giving you as an inheritance,
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8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.