Proverbs 1:13

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We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.

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  • Job 24:2-3 : 2 Men move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them. 3 They drive away the orphan’s donkey; they take the widow’s ox as a pledge.
  • Prov 1:19 : 19 Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!
  • Isa 10:13-14 : 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.”
  • Jer 22:16-17 : 16 He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’ 17 But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.
  • Nah 2:12 : 12 The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.
  • Hag 2:9 : 9 “The future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,” the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has declared.“And in this place I will give peace,” decrees the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”
  • Luke 12:15 : 15 Then he said to them,“Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.
  • Rev 18:9-9 : 9 Then the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up. 10 They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say,“Woe, woe, O great city, Babylon the powerful city! For in a single hour your doom has come!” 11 Then the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her because no one buys their cargo any longer– 12 cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble, 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, perfumed ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil and costly flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and four-wheeled carriages, slaves and human lives. 14 (The ripe fruit you greatly desired has gone from you, and all your luxury and splendor have gone from you– they will never ever be found again!) 15 The merchants who sold these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep and mourn, 16 saying,“Woe, woe, O great city– dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls–

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    14Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.”

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    9Her conquerors cry out:“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing.

  • Deut 3:7
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    7But all the livestock and plunder from the cities we kept for ourselves.

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    13Their wealth will be stolen and their houses ruined! They will not live in the houses they have built, nor will they drink the wine from the vineyards they have planted.

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    8Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.

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  • Prov 1:18-19
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    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

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    12to loot and plunder, to attack the inhabited ruins and the people gathered from the nations, who are acquiring cattle and goods, who live at the center of the earth.”

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    11May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property!

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    2They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.

  • Gen 34:29
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    29They captured as plunder all their wealth, all their little ones, and their wives, including everything in the houses.

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    10lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.

  • Prov 22:23
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    23for the LORD will plead their case and will rob the life those who are robbing them.

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    6In the house of the righteous is abundant wealth, but the income of the wicked will be ruined.

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  • Prov 24:4
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    4by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.

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    2Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.

  • Isa 17:14
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    14In the evening there is sudden terror; by morning they vanish. This is the fate of those who try to plunder us, the destiny of those who try to loot us!

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    3and on the mountains and in the fields. I will give your wealth and all your treasures away as plunder. I will give it away as the price for the sins you have committed throughout your land.

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    13I will give away your wealth and your treasures as plunder. I will give it away free of charge for the sins you have committed throughout your land.

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    6But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident– who carry their god in their hands.

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    20‘Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire consumes their wealth.’

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    24and throw your gold in the dust– your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines–

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    12They will steal your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will tear down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. Your stones, your trees, and your soil he will throw into the water.

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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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    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

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    25Jehoshaphat and his men went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing, and valuable items. They carried away everything they could. There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off.

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    9The enemy said,‘I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’

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    18But it was he who filled their houses with good things– yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me.

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    6How the people of Esau will be thoroughly plundered! Their hidden valuables will be ransacked!

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    21“Nothing is left for him to devour; that is why his prosperity does not last.

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    12Each one says,‘Come on, I’ll get some wine! Let’s guzzle some beer! Tomorrow will be just like today! We’ll have everything we want!’

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    10Babylonia will be plundered. Those who plunder it will take all they want,” says the LORD.

  • Job 27:17
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    17what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.

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    17“Stolen waters are sweet, and food obtained in secret is pleasant!”

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    18He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

  • Jer 5:27
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    27Like a cage filled with the birds that have been caught, their houses are filled with the gains of their fraud and deceit. That is how they have gotten so rich and powerful.

  • Deut 2:35
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    35We kept only the livestock and plunder from the cities for ourselves.