Riches

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• General scriptures concerningDeuteronomy 6:10–12Deuteronomy 8:10–18Deuteronomy 31:20Deuteronomy 32:151 Samuel 2:7Psalms 37:16Proverbs 10:2Proverbs 10:22Proverbs 11:4Proverbs 11:28Proverbs 13:7Proverbs 13:8Proverbs 14:24Proverbs 15:6Proverbs 15:16Proverbs 15:17Proverbs 16:8Proverbs 19:4Proverbs 21:6Proverbs 23:4
• FIGURATIVERevelation 3:18
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The passages, in Bible order (51)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Deuteronomy 6:10–12

   And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,

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   “And it shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land,....

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2. Deuteronomy 8:10–18

   When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.

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   “When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God,.... For as the Lord would furnish them with plenty of food, they might eat of it liberally, provided they did not indulge to intemperance, as everyone may whom God has blessed with a fulness of good things; and this shows that we are to return thanks to God for a plentiful meal, as well as to ask a blessing on it: for the good land which he hath given thee; which supplied them with such plenty, that they enjoyed full meals every day.

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3. Deuteronomy 31:20

   When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.

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   “For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers,....

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4. Deuteronomy 32:15

   But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

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   “Every kind of honour and happiness was bestowed upon you, and then was fulfilled that which is written, "My beloved ate and drank, and was enlarged and became fat, and kicked." [Deuteronomy 32:15] Hence flowed emulation and envy, strife and sedition, persecution and disorder, war and captivity. So the worthless rose up against the honoured, those of no reputation against such as were renowned, the foolish against the wise, the young against those advanced in years.

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5. 1 Samuel 2:7

   The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

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   “18. The rich of this world therefore glory in their abundant wealth, because by the high and incomprehensible judgment of God, heavenly goods are hidden from them. The Lord therefore makes the poor, because while He reveals eternal goods to the elect, they consider themselves the poorer insofar as they see themselves driven from true riches. Whence also that king who was most abundant in worldly possession, because the Lord had shown him true riches, cried out to Him, saying: Look upon me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor (Psalm 24:16).

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6. Psalms 37:16

   Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

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   “(Vers. 16.) It is better to be a little just, than to have many riches from the sins of the wicked. Therefore, riches are not condemned, but the riches of sinners; unless perhaps because a sinner said: All these things have been delivered to me, and I give them to whomever I wish (Luke 4:6). Furthermore, since riches inflame the torch of greed more, and each person desires greater things, they do not turn away from the paths of sin. Hence, the Savior said: Make friends for yourselves with the mammon of wickedness (Luke 16:9).

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7. Proverbs 10:2

   Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

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   “If a man cast his seed in ground that is fertile [only] in thorns, and fruitful in briars, and densely covered with useless stubble, he sustains a double loss; of his seed first, and also of his trouble. In order, therefore, that the divine seed may blossom well in us, let us first cast out of the mind worldly cares and the unprofitable anxiety which makes us seek to be rich. "For we brought nothing into the world, nor can we take anything out." For what profit is there in possessing superfluities?

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8. Proverbs 10:22

   The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

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   “The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich,....

   “The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich - Whatever we receive in the way of providence, has God’s blessing in it, and will do us good. Cares, troubles, and difficulties come with all property not acquired in this way; but God’s blessing gives simple enjoyment, and levies no tax upon the comfort.

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9. Proverbs 11:4

   Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

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   [Solomon] leads toward understanding especially when he says, "Possessions are of no advantage in the day of wrath." For he infused your heart with the knowledge that an abundance of money will be of no help to you in that day, nor will it remove eternal punishment. And when he says, "The innocent will inherit the earth," he clearly means the earth of which the meek are also heirs, for first the psalmist said, "But the meek will inherit the earth," and then the Lord, when preaching about beatitude, said, "Blessed are the meek, for they will possess the earth."

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10. Proverbs 11:28

    He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

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    “He who trusts in his riches will fall, etc. He who hankers after present goods and does not think of future ones, will lack both in the end. But those who do good in the hope of future rewards, justly receive what they hope for …

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11. Proverbs 13:7

    One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

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    “And in these allusions and inconveniences all that are at all weak are sure to be entangled, as while they are even doubtful of their own salvation, and themselves stand in need of the teaching and instruction of others, they are incited by the devil's tricks to convert and guide others, and as, even if they succeed in gaining any advantage from the conversion of some, they waste by their impatience and rude manners whatever they have gained.

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12. Proverbs 13:8

    Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

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    “A man's riches ought to avail to the ransom of his soul, not to its destruction. And a treasure is a ransom, if a man use it well; on the other hand it is a snare, if a man know not how to use it. What is a man's money to him but a provision for his journey? Much is a burthen, a little is useful.

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13. Proverbs 14:24

    The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

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    “The crown of the wise is their riches, etc. The wise do not have any earthly gain for riches, but only a crown, which they will receive for their virtues in the future. But the greatest folly of fools is that imprudent and unmindful of …

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14. Proverbs 15:6

    The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.

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    “The house of the righteous contains great treasure, etc. The house of Christ, that is, the Church, has great strength; so that rain, winds, and rivers of frequent temptations cannot demolish it. And in the works of the devil there is continuous turmoil, because he …

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15. Proverbs 15:16

    Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

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    “Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, etc. As it is in the psalm: Better is a little that the righteous person has than the riches of many wicked (Ps. XXXVI). It is better, therefore, to lack wealth or even daily sustenance …

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16. Proverbs 15:17

    Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.

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    “But you should be content with your own possessions and not feed on the losses of others. The good food is the simplicity of innocence. Having their own good, they do not know how to lay traps for others, nor do they burn with the flames of greed, for whom every gain is a loss to virtue and an inflaming desire.

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