Job 31:24-25
31:24 “If I have put my confidence in gold
or said to pure gold,
‘You are my security!’
31:25 if I have rejoiced because of the extent of my wealth,
or because of the great wealth my hand had gained,
Psalms 49:6
49:6 They trust in their wealth
and boast in their great riches.
Psalms 52:7
52:7 “Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector!
He trusted in his great wealth
and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”
Psalms 62:10
62:10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression!
Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery!
If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
Zechariah 11:5
11:5 Those who buy them
slaughter them and are not held guilty; those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the
Lord, for I am rich.’ Their own shepherds have no compassion for them.
Luke 12:19
12:19 And I will say to myself,
“You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
Luke 16:13
16:13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate
the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise
the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
Luke 16:1
The Parable of the Clever Steward
16:1 Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
Luke 6:5
6:5 Then
he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord
of the Sabbath.”
Luke 6:17
The Sermon on the Plain
6:17 Then he came down with them and stood on a level place. And a large number of his disciples had gathered along with a vast multitude from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon. They came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases,
Revelation 3:17
3:17 Because you say, “I am rich and have acquired great wealth,
and need nothing,” but
do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful,
poor, blind, and naked,