Psalms 37:16
37:16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than
the wealth of many evil men,
Jeremiah 9:23-24
9:23 The Lord says,
“Wise people should not boast that they are wise.
Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful.
Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
9:24 If people want to boast, they should boast about this:
They should boast that they understand and know me.
They should boast that they know and understand
that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth
and that I desire people to do these things,”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:2
9:2 (9:1) I wish I had a lodging place in the desert
where I could spend some time like a weary traveler.
Then I would desert my people
and walk away from them
because they are all unfaithful to God,
a congregation of people that has been disloyal to him.
Colossians 1:10
1:10 so that you may live
worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects
– bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
Ephesians 1:18
1:18 – since the eyes of your
heart have been enlightened
– so that you may know what is the hope of his calling,
what is the wealth of his glorious
inheritance in the saints,
Ephesians 3:8
3:8 To me – less than the least of all the saints
– this grace was given,
to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ
Revelation 2:9
2:9 ‘I know the distress you are suffering
and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know
the slander against you
by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue
of Satan.
Revelation 3:18
3:18 take my advice
and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me
white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness
will not be exposed, and buy eye salve
to put on your eyes so you can see!