For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

your ear shall hearken to wisdom; you shall also apply your heart to understanding, and shall apply it to the instruction of your son.

and if you shall seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

The brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.

Why has the fool wealth? For a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. [ 17:16A] He that exalts his own house seeks ruin, and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.

A man who wishes to separate from friends seeks excuses, but at all times he will be liable to reproach.

And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.

For as many things as were previously written, were written for our own instruction, that through the patience and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we may have hope.

But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."

But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

For you died, and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.

Whenever Christ [who is] our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Jesus said to him, "If you desire to be perfect, go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."

Then Peter answered and said to Him, "See, we have left all and followed You. What then shall we have?"

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.

So likewise, every one of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be My disciple.

But when he heard this, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

And when Jesus saw that he became very sad, He said, "How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!

So he hurried and came down, and received Him, rejoicing.

Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor; and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I restore fourfold."

Now all who believed were together, and they had all things in common,

So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing food with joy and simplicity of heart,

Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things belonging to him was his own, but they had all things in common.

Nor was there anyone needy among them; for all who were owners of lands or houses were selling them, and were bringing the proceeds of the things which had been sold,

But such things as were gain to me, these I have considered loss for the sake of Christ.

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through [the] faith of Christ, the righteousness [which is] from God by faith;

For you sympathized with me in my chains, and you received the plunder of your possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and enduring possession in heaven.

By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,

regarding the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he was looking to the reward.

[This translation omits this verse.]

You that thirst, go to the water, and all that have no money, go [and] buy; and eat [and drink] wine and milk without money or price.

I counsel you to buy from Me gold having been tried by fire, so that you may become rich; and white robes, so that you may be clothed, and the shame of your nakedness may not appear; and eye salve, so that you may anoint your eyes, in order that you may see.