Biblical Concept: Wealth
Warnings
Deuteronomy 8:17, wealth and orientation to God.
Psalm 49:6, trust in their wealth.
Proverbs 1:13, precious wealth.
Proverbs 13:11, wealth obtained by fraud dwindles.
Proverbs 13:22, the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 18:11; a rich man's wealth: strong city,
high wall, own imagination.
Proverbs 19:4, wealth adds many friends.
Proverbs 23:4-5, do not weary yourself to gain wealth.
Proverbs 28:8; wealth by interest and usury.
Proverbs 28:22, a man with an evil eye hastens after wealth.
Proverbs 29:3, he who keeps company with harlots
wastes his wealth.
Ecclesiastes 6:2; God has given riches and wealth and
honor, God has not empowered him to eat from them, vanity and a severe
affliction.
Ecclesiastes 9:11; nor wealth to the discerning, time
and chance overtake them all.
Isaiah 10:3, where will you leave your wealth.
Jeremiah 15:13, wealth and your treasures I will give
for booty without cost, even for all your sins and within all your borders.
Jeremiah 17:3, I will give over your wealth and all
your treasures for booty.
Jeremiah 20:5; I shall also give over all the wealth of this city, bring them to Babylon.
Ezekiel 7:11, none of their wealth.
Ezekiel 27:12, 18, 27, 33; wealth and Tyre’s destruction. Also Zechariah 9:4.
Ezekiel 29:19, wealth and Egypt’s destruction.
Hosea 12:8, Ephraim said, ". . . I have found wealth for myself."
Micah 4:13; Zion, horn, wealth to the Lord of all the
earth.
Mark 10:23; hard,
wealthy to enter the kingdom of God.
Revelation 3:17; wealthy, wretched.
Blessing
Psalm 112:3, wealth and riches are in his house.
Proverbs 10:15, the rich man's wealth is his fortress.
Proverbs 15:6, much wealth is in the house of the righteous.
Ecclesiastes 5:19; God has given riches and wealth,
empowered him to eat from them.
Isaiah 60:5, wealth of the nations will come to you.
Isaiah 60:11, wealth of the nations will come to you.
Isaiah 61:6, you will eat the wealth of nations.
Zechariah 14:14, wealth of all the surrounding
nations will be gathered.
Genesis 26:13, he became very wealthy (Isaac).
Spiritual Wealth
Ecclesiastes 1:16, my mind has observed a wealth of
wisdom and knowledge.
Isaiah 33:6; a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
2 Corinthians 8:2, their deep poverty overflowed in
the wealth of their liberality.
Colossians 2:2, wealth that comes from the full
assurance of understanding.
Miscellaneous
Psalm 73:12; wicked, always at ease, increased in wealth.
Proverbs 3:9, honor the LORD from your wealth.
Proverbs 8:18-21, enduring wealth.
Proverbs 13:7; pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.
Isaiah 45:3, hidden wealth of secret places.
Revelation 18:3, the wealth of her sensuality.
(Hyperlinked from above) (End parentheses are mine.)
NAS Genesis
31:1 Now Jacob heard the words of Laban's sons,
saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, and from what
belonged to our father he has made all this wealth."
16 "Surely all the wealth
which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and our children; now
then, do whatever God has said to you."
NAS Genesis
34:29 and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little
ones and their wives, even all that was in the houses.
wNAS Deuteronomy 8:17
"Otherwise, you may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my
hand made me this wealth.' (See the chapter.)
18 "But you shall remember the
LORD your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may
confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
NAS Ruth
2:1 Now Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the
family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
NAS Ruth
4:11 And all the people who were in the court, and the elders, said, "We
are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is coming into your home
like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you
achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become famous in
Bethlehem.
NAS 2
Kings 15:20 Then Menahem exacted the money from
Israel, even from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of
silver to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned and did not
remain there in the land.
NAS 2
Chronicles 1:11 And God said to Solomon, "Because you had this in
mind, and did not ask for riches, wealth, or honor, or the life of those who
hate you, nor have you even asked for long life, but you have asked for
yourself wisdom and knowledge, that you may rule My people, over whom I have
made you king,
12 wisdom and knowledge have been
granted to you. And I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none
of the kings who were before you has possessed, nor those who will come after
you."
NAS 2
Chronicles 32:29 And he made cities for himself, and acquired flocks and
herds in abundance; for God had given him very great wealth. (Gods’ blessing of
Hezekiah.)
NAS Job
5:5 "His harvest the hungry devour, And take it to a place of thorns;
And the schemer is eager for their wealth.
NAS Job
6:22 "Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for
me from your wealth,'
NAS Job
15:29 "He will not become rich, nor will his wealth endure; And his
grain will not bend down to the ground.
NAS Job 20:10 "His sons favor the poor, And his hands give back his wealth.
NAS Job
31:25 If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand
had secured so much;
wNAS Psalm 49:6 Even those who
trust in their wealth, And boast in the abundance of their riches? (Warning:
Wealth distracts from spirit. See verses
6-20.)
10 For he sees that even wise
men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish, And leave their wealth to
others.
mNAS Psalm 73:12 Behold, these
are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth. (Negative volition’s blessing of wealth.)
(Biblical Concept: Test
of the wicked prospering.)
bNAS Psalm 112:3 Wealth and
riches are in his house, And his righteousness endures forever. (The
relationship between fear of the Lord and wealth.)
wNAS Proverbs 1:13 We shall
find all kinds of precious wealth, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
(Violent sinners, vv 10-16.)
mNAS Proverbs 3:9 Honor the
LORD from your wealth, And from the first of all your produce;
mNAS Proverbs 8:18
"Riches and honor are with me, Enduring wealth and righteousness. (The
relationship between wisdom and wealth.)
m21 To endow those who love me with
wealth, That I may fill their treasuries. (The relationship between wisdom and
wealth.)
bNAS Proverbs 10:15 The rich
man's wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty. (The
wealth advantage.)
mNAS Proverbs 13:7 There is
one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing; Another pretends to be
poor, but has great wealth. (wealth reactions)
wm11 Wealth obtained by
fraud dwindles, But the one who gathers by labor increases it. (11b, the
relationship between labor and wealth.)
w22 A good man leaves an
inheritance to his children's children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored
up for the righteous. (Spiritual
idealism.)
bNAS Proverbs 15:6 Much wealth
is in the house of the righteous, But trouble is in the income of the
wicked. (The relationship between righteousness and wealth.)
wNAS Proverbs 18:11 A rich
man's wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own imagination.
(Wealth’s deception.)
wNAS Proverbs 19:4 Wealth adds
many friends, But a poor man is separated from his friend.
m14 House and wealth are an
inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from the LORD.
wNAS Proverbs 23:4 Do not
weary yourself to gain wealth, Cease from your consideration of it. (Wealth
is not the goal.)
w5 When you set your eyes on it, it
is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings, Like an eagle that
flies toward the heavens.
wNAS Proverbs 28:8 He who
increases his wealth by interest and usury, Gathers it for him who is gracious
to the poor. (Spiritual idealism.)
w22
A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth, And does not know that want will
come upon him. (Wealth is not the goal.)
wNAS Proverbs 29:3 A man who
loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots
wastes his wealth. (Some of
wealth’s many friends.)
swNAS Ecclesiastes 1:16 I said
to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all
who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom
and knowledge."
bNAS Ecclesiastes 5:19
Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has
also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in
his labor; this is the gift of God. (God, wealth, and enjoyment.)
wNAS Ecclesiastes 6:2 a man to
whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing
of all that he desires, but God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a
foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction. (Get oriented to God to enjoy wealth.)
wNAS Ecclesiastes 9:11 I again
saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, and the battle is not to
the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise, nor wealth to the discerning,
nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all. (Lives not
oriented to God.)
NAS Isaiah
8:4 for before the boy knows how to cry out 'My father ' or 'My mother,'
the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the
king of Assyria."
wNAS Isaiah 10:3 Now what will
you do in the day of punishment, And in the devastation which will come from
afar? To whom will you flee for help? And where will you leave your wealth? (Judgment on Assyria.)
bNAS Isaiah 33:6 And He shall
be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
The fear of the LORD is his treasure. (The relationship between fear of the
Lord and wealth.)
bNAS Isaiah 45:3 "And I
will give you the treasures of darkness, And hidden wealth of secret places, In
order that you may know that it is I, The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls
you by your name. (God promotes Persian King Cyrus to judge Babylon.)
bNAS Isaiah 60:5 "Then
you will see and be radiant, And your heart will thrill and rejoice; Because
the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, The wealth of the nations will
come to you. (Israel’s millennial wealth.)
b11 "And your
gates will be open continually; They will not be closed day or night, So that men
may bring to you the wealth of the nations, With their kings led in
procession. (Israel’s millennial wealth.)
bNAS Isaiah 61:6 But you will
be called the priests of the LORD; You will be spoken of as ministers of
our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, And in their riches you will
boast. (Israel’s millennial wealth.)
wNAS Jeremiah 15:13 "Your
wealth and your treasures I will give for booty without cost, Even for all your
sins And within all your borders. (Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem.)
wNAS Jeremiah 17:3 O mountain
of Mine in the countryside, I will give over your wealth and all your treasures
for booty, Your high places for sin throughout your borders. (Judgment on Judah
and Jerusalem.)
wNAS Jeremiah 20:5 'I shall
also give over all the wealth of this city, all its produce, and all its costly
things; even all the treasures of the kings of Judah I shall give over to the
hand of their enemies, and they will plunder them, take them away, and bring
them to Babylon. (Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem.)
wNAS Ezekiel 7:11 'Violence
has grown into a rod of wickedness. None of them shall remain, none of
their multitude, none of their wealth, nor anything eminent among them.
(Israel’s end.)
mNAS Ezekiel 27:12 "Tarshish was your customer because of the abundance of all kinds
of wealth; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they paid for your wares.
m18
"Damascus was your customer because of the abundance of your goods,
because of the abundance of all kinds of wealth, because of the wine of Helbon and white wool.
w27 "Your wealth, your wares,
your merchandise, Your sailors, and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your
dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are in you, With all your
company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day
of your overthrow.
m33 'When your wares went out from
the seas, You satisfied many peoples; With the
abundance of your wealth and your merchandise You enriched the kings of earth.
wNAS Ezekiel 29:19 Therefore,
thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I shall give the land of Egypt to
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her wealth, and capture
her spoil and seize her plunder; and it will be wages for his army.
wNAS
Ezekiel 30:4 "And a sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish
will be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, They take away her wealth,
And her foundations are torn down.
wNAS Hosea 12:8 And Ephraim
said, "Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; In all
my labors they will find in me No iniquity, which would be sin."
(The delusion of wealth.)
wNAS
Obadiah 1:11 "On the day that you stood aloof, On the day
that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And cast
lots for Jerusalem-- You too were as one of them.
w13 "Do not enter the gate of
My people In the day of their disaster. Yes, you, do not gloat over their
calamity In the day of their disaster. And do not loot their wealth In the day
of their disaster.
wNAS Micah 4:13 "Arise
and thresh, daughter of Zion, For your horn I will make iron And your hoofs I
will make bronze, That you may pulverize many peoples, That you may devote to
the LORD their unjust gain And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
(Israel, God’s tool of punishment on the wealthy.)
wNAS
Nahum 2:9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! For there is no
limit to the treasure-- Wealth from every kind of desirable object. (Nineveh
destruction.)
wNAS
Zephaniah 1:13 "Moreover, their wealth will become plunder,
And their houses desolate; Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine."
wNAS
Haggai 2:7 'And I will shake all the nations; and they will come
with the wealth of all nations; and I will fill this house with glory,' says
the LORD of hosts.
wNAS Zechariah 9:4 Behold, the Lord will dispossess her And cast her wealth into the sea; And she will be consumed with fire. (Tyre’s destruction.)
bNAS Zechariah 14:14 And Judah
also will fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the surrounding nations
will be gathered, gold and silver and garments in great abundance. (Israel’s
millennial wealth.)
NAS Luke
15:12 and the younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the
share of the estate that falls to me.' And he divided his wealth between them.
30 but when this son of yours came,
who has devoured your wealth with harlots, you killed the fattened calf for
him.'
mNAS 2 Corinthians 8:2 that in
a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty
overflowed in the wealth of their liberality. (The Macedonian Church: Poor but
spiritually wealthy.)
swNAS Colossians 2:2 that
their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining
to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting
in a true knowledge of God's mystery, that is, Christ Himself,
(Spiritual wealth = knowledge of Christ.)
mNAS Revelation 18:3 "For
all the nations have drunk of the wine of the passion of her immorality, and
the kings of the earth have committed acts of immorality with her, and
the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth of her
sensuality." (Wealth of Tribulation Babylon.)
17 for in one hour such great
wealth has been laid waste!' And every shipmaster and every passenger and
sailor, and as many as make their living by the sea, stood at a distance,
19 "And they threw dust on
their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea
became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!'
Wealthy
bNAS Genesis 26:13 and the man
became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;
NAS Nehemiah
4:2 And he spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy men of
Samaria and said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to
restore it for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish in
a day? Can they revive the stones from the dusty rubble even the burned
ones?"
NAS Isaiah
5:17 Then the lambs will graze as in their pasture, And strangers will eat
in the waste places of the wealthy.
wNAS Mark 10:23 And Jesus,
looking around, said to His disciples, "How hard it will be for those who
are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!" (Warning: Wealth distracts from
spirit.)
wNAS
Luke 18:24 And Jesus looked at him and said, "How hard it is
for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God! (Warning: Wealth
distracts from spirit.)
wNAS Revelation 3:17 'Because
you say, "I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of
nothing," and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor
and blind and naked, (Laodicea Church, see vv. 13-22.)