Psalms 62:10
Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it increaseth -- set not the heart.
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- Ps 52:7 : 7 `Lo, the man who maketh not God his strong place, And trusteth in the abundance of his riches, He is strong in his mischiefs.'
- Isa 30:12 : 12 Therefore, thus said the Holy One of Israel, Because of your kicking against this word, And ye trust in oppression, And perverseness, and rely on it,
- Isa 47:10 : 10 And thou art confident in thy wickedness, Thou hast said, `There is none seeing me,' Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, It is turning thee back, And thou sayest in thy heart, `I `am', and none else.'
- Isa 59:4 : 4 There is none calling in righteousness, And there is none pleading in faithfulness, Trusting on emptiness, and speaking falsehood, Conceiving perverseness, and bearing iniquity.
- Isa 61:8 : 8 For I `am' Jehovah, loving judgment, Hating plunder for a burnt-offering, And I have given their wage in truth, And a covenant age-during I make for them.
- Jer 13:25 : 25 This `is' thy lot, the portion of thy measures from Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah, Because thou hast forgotten me, And dost trust in falsehood.
- Jer 17:11 : 11 A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, `Is' one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
- Ps 91:14 : 14 Because in Me he hath delighted, I also deliver him -- I set him on high, Because he hath known My name.
- Prov 23:5 : 5 For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.
- Isa 28:15 : 15 Because ye have said: `We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we have made a provision, An overflowing scourge, when it passeth over, Doth not meet us, Though we have made a lie our refuge, And in falsehood have been hidden.'
- Deut 6:10-12 : 10 `And it hath been, when Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land which He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to thee -- cities great and good, which thou hast not built, 11 and houses full of all good things which thou hast not filled, and wells digged which thou hast not digged, vineyards and olive-yards which thou hast not planted, and thou hast eaten, and been satisfied; 12 `Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
- Deut 8:12-14 : 12 lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited; 13 and thy herd and thy flock be multiplied, and silver and gold be multiplied to thee; and all that is thine be multiplied: 14 `And thy heart hath been high, and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy God (who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
- Job 20:19 : 19 For he oppressed -- he forsook the poor, A house he hath taken violently away, And he doth not build it.
- Job 20:29 : 29 This `is' the portion of a wicked man from God. And an inheritance appointed him by God.
- Job 27:16-23 : 16 If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing, 17 He prepareth -- and the righteous putteth `it' on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion. 18 He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made. 19 Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not. 20 Overtake him as waters do terrors, By night stolen him away hath a whirlwind. 21 Take him up doth an east wind, and he goeth, And it frighteneth him from his place, 22 And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth. 23 It clappeth at him its hands, And it hisseth at him from his place.
- Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my confidence, And to the pure gold have said, `My trust,' 25 If I rejoice because great `is' my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,
- Ps 39:6 : 6 Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, `in' vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.
- Ps 49:6 : 6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.
- Mark 10:23 : 23 And Jesus having looked round, saith to his disciples, `How hardly shall they who have riches enter into the reign of God!'
- Luke 12:15-21 : 15 And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.' 16 And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well; 17 and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits? 18 and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things, 19 and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry. 20 `And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be? 21 so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'
- 1 Tim 6:10 : 10 for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;
- 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --
- Mark 8:36-37 : 36 for what shall it profit a man, if he may gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? 37 Or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
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6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.
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28 Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
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16 He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
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31 Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.
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22 Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
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6 Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, `in' vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.
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17 Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --
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10 Lest strangers be filled `with' thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,
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7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.
8 The ransom of a man's life `are' his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.
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20 A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
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17 and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth:
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22 Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
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3 Trust not in princes -- in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.
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13 There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.
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31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
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5 Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
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23 Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches,
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15 The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.
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11 The wealth of the rich `is' the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
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19 `Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,
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8 Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
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19 Fret not thyself at evil doers, Be not envious at the wicked,
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5 By the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.
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4 Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.
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25 Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.
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21 so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'
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9 Wo `to' him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,
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25 If I rejoice because great `is' my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,
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12 Lo, these `are' the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
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11 if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful -- the true who will entrust to you?
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7 Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.
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15 And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'
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6 Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not.
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36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
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9 and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
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2 A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this `is' vanity, and it `is' an evil disease.
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6 He hath said in his heart, `I am not moved,' To generation and generation not in evil.
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7 Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.
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6 At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.