Proverbs 8:18

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Riches and honor are with me, long-lasting wealth and righteousness.

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  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
  • Prov 3:16 : 16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
  • Prov 4:7-9 : 7 Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding! 8 Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. 9 She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.”
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
  • Eccl 5:14-16 : 14 Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him. 15 Just as he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil. 16 This is another misfortune: Just as he came, so will he go. What did he gain from toiling for the wind?
  • Matt 6:19-20 : 19 Lasting Treasure“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and devouring insect do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
  • Ps 36:6 : 6 Your justice is like the highest mountains, your fairness like the deepest sea; you, LORD, preserve mankind and the animal kingdom.
  • Ps 112:3 : 3 His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.
  • Luke 10:42 : 42 but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the best part; it will not be taken away from her.”
  • Luke 12:20-21 : 20 But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 21 So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out– a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
  • Luke 16:11-12 : 11 If then you haven’t been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will entrust you with the true riches? 12 And if you haven’t been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me– less than the least of all the saints– this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
  • Phil 3:8-9 : 8 More than that, I now regard all things as liabilities compared to the far greater value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things– indeed, I regard them as dung!– that I may gain Christ, 9 and be found in him, not because I have my own righteousness derived from the law, but because I have the righteousness that comes by way of Christ’s faithfulness– a righteousness from God that is in fact based on Christ’s faithfulness.
  • Phil 4:19 : 19 And my God will supply your every need according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. 19 In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Warning to the Rich Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure!
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!

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    19My fruit is better than the purest gold, and my harvest is better than choice silver.

    20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,

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    14Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me; I possess understanding and might.

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    17I will love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.

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    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

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    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

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    31rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people.

    32“So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

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    6Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.

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    6It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.

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    8Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.