Bible Cross References
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Mark 6:26
This made the king very sad, but he could not refuse her because of the vows he had made in front of all his guests.
2 Corinthians 7:9
But now I am happy---not because I made you sad, but because your sadness made you change your ways. That sadness was used by God, and so we caused you no harm.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation---and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death.
How
Deuteronomy 6:10-12
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"Just as the LORD your God promised your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, he will give you a land with large and prosperous cities which you did not build.
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The houses will be full of good things which you did not put in them, and there will be wells that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive orchards that you did not plant. When the LORD brings you into this land and you have all you want to eat,
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make certain that you do not forget the LORD who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
Deuteronomy 8:11-17
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"Make certain that you do not forget the LORD your God; do not fail to obey any of his laws that I am giving you today.
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When you have all you want to eat and have built good houses to live in
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and when your cattle and sheep, your silver and gold, and all your other possessions have increased,
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be sure that you do not become proud and forget the LORD your God who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
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He led you through that vast and terrifying desert where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. In that dry and waterless land he made water flow out of solid rock for you.
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In the desert he gave you manna to eat, food that your ancestors had never eaten. He sent hardships on you to test you, so that in the end he could bless you with good things.
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So then, you must never think that you have made yourselves wealthy by your own power and strength.
Psalm 10:3
The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the LORD.
Psalm 73:5-12
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They do not suffer as other people do; they do not have the troubles that others have.
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And so they wear pride like a necklace and violence like a robe;
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their hearts pour out evil, and their minds are busy with wicked schemes.
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They laugh at other people and speak of evil things; they are proud and make plans to oppress others.
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They speak evil of God in heaven and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,
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so that even God's people turn to them and eagerly believe whatever they say.
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They say, "God will not know; the Most High will not find out."
12
That is what the wicked are like. They have plenty and are always getting more.
Proverbs 11:28
Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer.
Proverbs 18:11
Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls around a city.
Proverbs 30:9
If I have more, I might say that I do not need you. But if I am poor, I might steal and bring disgrace on my God.
Jeremiah 2:31
People of Israel, listen to what I am saying. Have I been like a desert to you, like a dark and dangerous land? Why, then, do you say that you will do as you please, that you will never come back to me?
Jeremiah 5:5
I will go to the people in power and talk with them. Surely they know what their God requires, what the LORD wants them to do." But all of them have rejected the LORD's authority and refuse to obey him.
Matthew 19:23-25
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Jesus then said to his disciples, "I assure you: it will be very hard for rich people to enter the Kingdom of heaven.
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I repeat: it is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."
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When the disciples heard this, they were completely amazed. "Who, then, can be saved?" they asked.
Mark 10:23-27
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Jesus looked around at his disciples and said to them, "How hard it will be for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!"
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The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus went on to say, "My children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!
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It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle."
26
At this the disciples were completely amazed and asked one another, "Who, then, can be saved?"
27
Jesus looked straight at them and answered, "This is impossible for human beings but not for God; everything is possible for God."
1 Corinthians 1:26
Now remember what you were, my friends, when God called you. From the human point of view few of you were wise or powerful or of high social standing.
1 Corinthians 1:27
God purposely chose what the world considers nonsense in order to shame the wise, and he chose what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful.
1 Timothy 6:9
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.
1 Timothy 6:10
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.
James 2:5-7
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Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.
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But you dishonor the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!
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They are the ones who speak evil of that good name which has been given to you.
James 5:1-6
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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.
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You have condemned and murdered innocent people, and they do not resist you.