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Proverbs 10:15
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city; The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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Ecclesiastes 7:12
For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
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Psalms 52:5-7
God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. SelahThe righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,“ Here is the man who did not make God his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
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Psalms 49:6-9
Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches,None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him—For the redemption of their souls is costly, And it shall cease forever—That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit.
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Proverbs 11:4
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
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Luke 12:19-21
And I will say to my soul,“ Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.”’But God said to him,‘ Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’“ So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
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Deuteronomy 32:31
For their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.
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Psalms 62:10-11
Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God.
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Job 31:24-25
“ If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold,‘ You are my confidence’;If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much;