Bible Cross References
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Luke 8:14
The seeds that fell among thorn bushes stand for those who hear; but the worries and riches and pleasures of this life crowd in and choke them, and their fruit never ripens.
Luke 16:14
When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.
Luke 21:34
"Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch you
Joshua 7:21
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."
Job 31:24
I have never trusted in riches
Job 31:25
or taken pride in my wealth.
Psalm 10:3
The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the LORD.
Psalm 62:10
Don't put your trust in violence; don't hope to gain anything by robbery; even if your riches increase, don't depend on them.
Psalm 119:36
Give me the desire to obey your laws rather than to get rich.
Psalm 119:37
Keep me from paying attention to what is worthless; be good to me, as you have promised.
Proverbs 23:4
Be wise enough not to wear yourself out trying to get rich.
Proverbs 23:5
Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.
Proverbs 28:16
A ruler without good sense will be a cruel tyrant. One who hates dishonesty will rule a long time.
Jeremiah 6:13
Everyone, great and small, tries to make money dishonestly; even prophets and priests cheat the people.
Jeremiah 22:17
But you can only see your selfish interests; you kill the innocent and violently oppress your people. The LORD has spoken.
Jeremiah 22:18
So then, the LORD says about Josiah's son Jehoiakim, king of Judah, "No one will mourn his death or say, 'How terrible, my friend, how terrible!' No one will weep for him or cry, 'My lord! My king!'
Micah 2:2
When they want fields, they seize them; when they want houses, they take them. No one's family or property is safe.
Habakkuk 2:9
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!
Mark 7:22
commit adultery, be greedy, and do all sorts of evil things; deceit, indecency, jealousy, slander, pride, and folly---
1 Corinthians 5:10
Now I did not mean pagans who are immoral or greedy or are thieves, or who worship idols. To avoid them you would have to get out of the world completely.
1 Corinthians 5:11
What I meant was that you should not associate with a person who calls himself a believer but is immoral or greedy or worships idols or is a slanderer or a drunkard or a thief. Don't even sit down to eat with such a person.
1 Corinthians 6:10
or who steal or are greedy or are drunkards or who slander others or are thieves---none of these will possess God's Kingdom.
Ephesians 5:3-5
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Since you are God's people, it is not right that any matters of sexual immorality or indecency or greed should even be mentioned among you.
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Nor is it fitting for you to use language which is obscene, profane, or vulgar. Rather you should give thanks to God.
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You may be sure that no one who is immoral, indecent, or greedy (for greed is a form of idolatry) will ever receive a share in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.
Colossians 3:5
You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed (for greed is a form of idolatry).
1 Timothy 6:7-10
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What did we bring into the world? Nothing! What can we take out of the world? Nothing!
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So then, if we have food and clothes, that should be enough for us.
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But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires, which pull them down to ruin and destruction.
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For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows.
2 Timothy 3:2
People will be selfish, greedy, boastful, and conceited; they will be insulting, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, and irreligious;
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."
2 Peter 2:3
In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!
2 Peter 2:14
They want to look for nothing but the chance to commit adultery; their appetite for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into a trap. Their hearts are trained to be greedy. They are under God's curse!
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Job 2:4
Satan replied, "A person will give up everything in order to stay alive.
Psalm 37:16
The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,
Proverbs 15:16
Better to be poor and fear the LORD than to be rich and in trouble.
Proverbs 16:16
It is better---much better---to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.
Ecclesiastes 4:6-8
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Maybe so, but it is better to have only a little, with peace of mind, than be busy all the time with both hands, trying to catch the wind.
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I have noticed something else in life that is useless.
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Here is someone who lives alone. He has no son, no brother, yet he is always working, never satisfied with the wealth he has. For whom is he working so hard and denying himself any pleasure? This is useless, too---and a miserable way to live.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-16
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If you love money, you will never be satisfied; if you long to be rich, you will never get all you want. It is useless.
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The richer you are, the more mouths you have to feed. All you gain is the knowledge that you are rich.
12
Workers may or may not have enough to eat, but at least they can get a good night's sleep. The rich, however, have so much that they stay awake worrying.
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Here is a terrible thing that I have seen in this world: people save up their money for a time when they may need it,
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and then lose it all in some bad deal and end up with nothing left to pass on to their children.
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We leave this world just as we entered it---with nothing. In spite of all our work there is nothing we can take with us.
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It isn't right! We go just as we came. We labor, trying to catch the wind, and what do we get?
Matthew 6:25
"This is why I tell you: do not be worried about the food and drink you need in order to stay alive, or about clothes for your body. After all, isn't life worth more than food? And isn't the body worth more than clothes?
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren't you worth much more than birds?
1 Timothy 6:6-8
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Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.
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What did we bring into the world? Nothing! What can we take out of the world? Nothing!
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So then, if we have food and clothes, that should be enough for us.