Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remain
but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, a
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of weal
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed for profit into the error of Balaam; they have perish
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedn
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
for I will honor you richly and do whatever you say. So please come and put a curse on this people for me!’”
When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting w
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devote
We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, fo
For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and dau
whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their o
Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
Among the slain were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba—the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with t
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of
Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, o
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver
Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty piece