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Get Rich Quick Schemes
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Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. — read the full passage →
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. — read the full passage →
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
A wise sonhearethhis father’s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke. — read the full passage →
As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →
For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hastyhastethonly to want.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun. — read the full passage →
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt: — read the full passage →
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? — read the full passage →
An inheritancemay be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.
By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →
And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of Jehovah: and when Jehovah heard it, his anger was kindled; and the fire of Jehovah burnt among them, and devoured in the uttermost part of the camp. — read the full passage →
But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.
Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.
Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. — read the full passage →
Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.
Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →
A needy man that oppresseth the poor Islikea sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: ASV.