Proverbs 10:2
10:2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.
Job 36:18-19
36:18 Be careful that no one entices you with riches;
do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
36:19 Would your wealth sustain you,
so that you would not be in distress,
even all your mighty efforts?
Psalms 49:6-8
49:6 They trust in their wealth
and boast in their great riches.
49:7 Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother;
he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price
49:8 (the ransom price for a human life is too high,
and people go to their final destiny),
Ezekiel 7:19
7:19 They will discard their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated like filth.
Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them on the day of the
Lord’s fury.
They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs because their wealth
was the obstacle leading to their iniquity.
Zephaniah 1:18
1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them
in the day of the Lord’s angry judgment.
The whole earth will be consumed by his fiery wrath.
Indeed, he will bring terrifying destruction on all who live on the earth.”
Matthew 16:26
16:26 For what does it benefit a person
if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
Luke 12:20
12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life
will be demanded back from
you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’