Job 22:18
22:18 But it was he who filled their houses
with good things –
yet the counsel of the wicked
was far from me.
Deuteronomy 8:17-18
8:17 Be careful
not to say, “My own ability and skill
have gotten me this wealth.”
8:18 You must remember the
Lord your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors,
even as he has to this day.
Deuteronomy 8:1
The Lord’s Provision in the Desert
8:1 You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the Lord promised to your ancestors.
Deuteronomy 2:7
2:7 All along the way I, the
Lord your God,
have blessed your every effort.
I have
been attentive to
your travels through this great wasteland. These forty years I have
been with you; you have lacked for nothing.’”
Jeremiah 27:5-6
27:5 “I made the earth and the people and animals on it by my mighty power and great strength,
and I give it to whomever I see fit.
27:6 I have at this time placed all these nations of yours under the power
of my servant,
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. I have even made all the wild animals subject to him.
Daniel 9:17
9:17 “So now, our God, accept the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to your devastated sanctuary for your own sake.
Daniel 5:18
5:18 As for you, O king, the most high God bestowed on your father Nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty.
Romans 11:36
11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
James 2:5-7
2:5 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?
2:6 But you have dishonored the poor!
Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?
2:7 Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?