And Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and of our father's property has he gotten all this glory.

lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built nice houses, and dwelt in them;

[that] you should be exalted in your heart, and forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth-

a brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? He shall not give to God a ransom for himself,

For he shall take nothing when he dies; neither shall his glory descend with him.

Behold, the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.

Trust not in unrighteousness, and lust not after robberies. If wealth should flow in, set not your heart upon it.

The wealth of rich men is a strong city, but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.

He that trusts in wealth shall fall, but he that helps righteous men shall rise.

lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? Or be poor and steal, and swear vainly by the name of God.

And the disciples were astonished at His words. But Jesus, answering again, says to them, "Children, how difficult it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!

And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Therefore put to death your members on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry.

For the love of money is a root of all evils, of which some [by] aspiring have strayed away from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to put their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who provides all things richly for us to enjoy,