Bible Cross References
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Genesis 12:2
I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 13:2
Abram was a very rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold.
Genesis 14:23
that I will not keep anything of yours, not even a thread or a sandal strap. Then you can never say, 'I am the one who made Abram rich.'
Genesis 24:35
"The LORD has greatly blessed my master and made him a rich man. He has given him flocks of sheep and goats, cattle, silver, gold, male and female slaves, camels, and donkeys.
Genesis 26:12
Isaac sowed crops in that land, and that year he harvested a hundred times as much as he had sown, because the LORD blessed him.
Deuteronomy 8:17
So then, you must never think that you have made yourselves wealthy by your own power and strength.
Deuteronomy 8:18
Remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to become rich. He does this because he is still faithful today to the covenant that he made with your ancestors.
1 Samuel 2:7
He makes some people poor and others rich; he humbles some and makes others great.
1 Samuel 2:8
He lifts the poor from the dust and raises the needy from their misery. He makes them companions of princes and puts them in places of honor. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD; on them he has built the world.
Psalm 37:22
Those who are blessed by the LORD will possess the land, but those who are cursed by him will be driven out.
Psalm 107:38
He blessed his people, and they had many children; he kept their herds of cattle from decreasing.
Psalm 113:7
He raises the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from their misery
Psalm 113:8
and makes them companions of princes, the princes of his people.
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Proverbs 20:21
The more easily you get your wealth, the less good it will do you.
Proverbs 28:22
Selfish people are in such a hurry to get rich that they do not know when poverty is about to strike.
Joshua 6:18
But you are not to take anything that is to be destroyed; if you do, you will bring trouble and destruction on the Israelite camp.
Joshua 7:1-26
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The LORD's command to Israel not to take from Jericho anything that was to be destroyed was not obeyed. A man named Achan disobeyed that order, and so the LORD was furious with the Israelites. (Achan was the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi, and belonged to the clan of Zerah, a part of the tribe of Judah.)
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Joshua sent some men from Jericho to Ai, a city east of Bethel, near Bethaven, with orders to go and explore the land. When they had done so,
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they reported back to Joshua: "There is no need for everyone to attack Ai. Send only about two or three thousand men. Don't send the whole army up there to fight; it is not a large city."
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So about three thousand Israelites made the attack, but they were forced to retreat.
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The men of Ai chased them from the city gate as far as some quarries and killed about thirty-six of them on the way down the hill. Then the Israelites lost their courage and were afraid.
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Joshua and the leaders of Israel tore their clothes in grief, threw themselves to the ground before the LORD's Covenant Box, and lay there till evening, with dust on their heads to show their sorrow.
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And Joshua said, "Sovereign LORD! Why did you bring us across the Jordan at all? To turn us over to the Amorites? To destroy us? Why didn't we just stay on the other side of the Jordan?
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What can I say, O Lord, now that Israel has retreated from the enemy?
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The Canaanites and everyone else in the country will hear about it. They will surround us and kill every one of us! And then what will you do to protect your honor?"
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The LORD said to Joshua, "Get up! Why are you lying on the ground like this?
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Israel has sinned! They have broken the agreement with me that I ordered them to keep. They have taken some of the things condemned to destruction. They stole them, lied about it, and put them with their own things.
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This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They retreat from them because they themselves have now been condemned to destruction! I will not stay with you any longer unless you destroy the things you were ordered not to take!
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Get up! Purify the people and get them ready to come before me. Tell them to be ready tomorrow, because I, the LORD God of Israel, have this to say: 'Israel, you have in your possession some things that I ordered you to destroy! You cannot stand against your enemies until you get rid of these things!'
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So tell them that in the morning they will be brought forward, tribe by tribe. The tribe that I pick out will then come forward, clan by clan. The clan that I pick out will come forward, family by family. The family that I pick out will come forward, one by one.
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The one who is then picked out and found with the condemned goods will be burned, along with his family and everything he owns, for he has brought terrible shame on Israel and has broken my covenant."
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Early the next morning Joshua brought Israel forward, tribe by tribe, and the tribe of Judah was picked out.
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He brought the tribe of Judah forward, clan by clan, and the clan of Zerah was picked out. Then he brought the clan of Zerah forward, family by family, and the family of Zabdi was picked out.
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He then brought Zabdi's family forward, one by one, and Achan, the son of Carmi and grandson of Zabdi, was picked out.
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Joshua said to him, "My son, tell the truth here before the LORD, the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me now what you have done. Don't try to hide it from me."
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"It's true," Achan answered. "I have sinned against the LORD, Israel's God, and this is what I did.
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Among the things we seized I saw a beautiful Babylonian cloak, about five pounds of silver, and a bar of gold weighing over one pound. I wanted them so much that I took them. You will find them buried inside my tent, with the silver at the bottom."
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So Joshua sent some men, who ran to the tent and found that the condemned things really were buried there, with the silver at the bottom.
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They brought them out of the tent, took them to Joshua and all the Israelites, and laid them down in the presence of the LORD.
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Joshua, along with all the people of Israel, seized Achan, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, together with Achan's sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys, and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned; and they took them to Trouble Valley.
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And Joshua said, "Why have you brought such trouble on us? The LORD will now bring trouble on you!" All the people then stoned Achan to death; they also stoned and burned his family and possessions.
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They put a huge pile of stones over him, which is there to this day. That is why that place is still called Trouble Valley. Then the LORD was no longer furious.
1 Kings 21:19
Tell him that I, the LORD, say to him, 'After murdering the man, are you taking over his property as well?' Tell him that this is what I say: 'In the very place that the dogs licked up Naboth's blood they will lick up your blood!' "
2 Kings 5:26
But Elisha said, "Wasn't I there in spirit when the man got out of his chariot to meet you? This is no time to accept money and clothes, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and cattle, or servants!
2 Kings 5:27
And now Naaman's disease will come upon you, and you and your descendants will have it forever!" When Gehazi left, he had the disease---his skin was as white as snow.
Job 27:8-23
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What hope is there for the godless in the hour when God demands their life?
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When trouble comes, will God hear their cries?
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They should have desired the joy he gives; they should have constantly prayed to him.
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Let me teach you how great is God's power, and explain what Almighty God has planned.
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But no, after all, you have seen for yourselves; so why do you talk such nonsense?
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This is how Almighty God punishes wicked, violent people.
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They may have many sons, but all will be killed in war; their children never have enough to eat.
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Those who survive will die from disease, and even their widows will not mourn their death.
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The wicked may have too much silver to count and more clothes than anyone needs;
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but some good person will wear the clothes, and someone honest will get the silver.
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The wicked build houses like a spider's web or like the hut of a slave guarding the fields.
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One last time they will lie down rich, and when they wake up, they will find their wealth gone.
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Terror will strike like a sudden flood; a wind in the night will blow them away;
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the east wind will sweep them from their homes;
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it will blow down on them without pity while they try their best to escape.
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The wind howls at them as they run, frightening them with destructive power.
Habakkuk 2:6-12
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The conquered people will taunt their conquerors and show their scorn for them. They will say, "You take what isn't yours, but you are doomed! How long will you go on getting rich by forcing your debtors to pay up?"
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But before you know it, you that have conquered others will be in debt yourselves and be forced to pay interest. Enemies will come and make you tremble. They will plunder you!
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You have plundered the people of many nations, but now those who have survived will plunder you because of the murders you have committed and because of your violence against the people of the world and its cities.
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You are doomed! You have made your family rich with what you took by violence, and have tried to make your own home safe from harm and danger!
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But your schemes have brought shame on your family; by destroying many nations you have only brought ruin on yourself.
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Even the stones of the walls cry out against you, and the rafters echo the cry.
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You are doomed! You founded a city on crime and built it up by murder.
Zechariah 5:4
The LORD Almighty says that he will send this curse out, and it will enter the house of every thief and the house of everyone who tells lies under oath. It will remain in their houses and leave them in ruins."
James 5:1-5
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And now, you rich people, listen to me! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you!
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Your riches have rotted away, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.
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Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.
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You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.
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Your life here on earth has been full of luxury and pleasure. You have made yourselves fat for the day of slaughter.