Bible Cross References
Treasures
Proverbs 11:4
Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.
Psalm 49:6-10
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by evil people who trust in their riches and boast of their great wealth.
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We can never redeem ourselves; we cannot pay God the price for our lives,
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because the payment for a human life is too great. What we could pay would never be enough
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to keep us from the grave, to let us live forever.
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Anyone can see that even the wise die, as well as the foolish and stupid. They all leave their riches to their descendants.
Isaiah 10:2
That is how you keep the poor from having their rights and from getting justice. That is how you take the property that belongs to widows and orphans.
Isaiah 10:3
What will you do when God punishes you? What will you do when he brings disaster on you from a distant country? Where will you run to find help? Where will you hide your wealth?
Zephaniah 1:18
On the day when the LORD shows his fury, not even all their silver and gold will save them. The whole earth will be destroyed by the fire of his anger. He will put an end---a sudden end---to everyone who lives on earth.
Luke 12:15-21
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And he went on to say to them all, "Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because your true life is not made up of the things you own, no matter how rich you may be."
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Then Jesus told them this parable: "There was once a rich man who had land which bore good crops.
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He began to think to himself, 'I don't have a place to keep all my crops. What can I do?
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This is what I will do,' he told himself; 'I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I will store the grain and all my other goods.
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Then I will say to myself, Lucky man! You have all the good things you need for many years. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself !'
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But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself ? ' "
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And Jesus concluded, "This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God's sight."
Luke 16:22
The poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the feast in heaven. The rich man died and was buried,
Luke 16:23
and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.
Romans 2:5
But you have a hard and stubborn heart, and so you are making your own punishment even greater on the Day when God's anger and righteous judgments will be revealed.
James 5:1-3
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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.
but
Proverbs 12:28
Righteousness is the road to life; wickedness is the road to death.
Daniel 4:27
So then, Your Majesty, follow my advice. Stop sinning, do what is right, and be merciful to the poor. Then you will continue to be prosperous."
Romans 5:21
So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God's grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Philippians 3:9
and be completely united with him. I no longer have a righteousness of my own, the kind that is gained by obeying the Law. I now have the righteousness that is given through faith in Christ, the righteousness that comes from God and is based on faith.