What Does the Bible Say About Rich The?

“And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.”

“And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.”

“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”

“For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.”

“Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.”

“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.”

“Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.”

“And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.”

“Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. I consulted: Heb. my heart consulted in me”

“And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.”

“Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?”

“I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.”

“Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.”

“Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.”

“Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise. emptied: Heb. empty, or, void”

“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons”

“Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?”

“Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.”

“Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. safe: Heb. peace from”

“Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.”

“They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.”

“They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.”

“They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. in wealth: or, in mirth”

“Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.”

“What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?”

“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.”

“If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.”

“Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.”

“Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;”

“He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.”

“He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.”

“The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.”

“Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.”

“The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.”

“For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. he: Heb. in fleeing he would flee”

“Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.”

“If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;”

“If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; gotten: Heb. found much”

“This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.”

“Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;”

“For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.”

“Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. while: Heb. in his life”

“To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.”

“Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.”

“Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.”

“Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. O thou: or, and the deceitful tongue”

“God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. destroy: Heb. beat thee down”

“The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:”

“Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. wickedness: or, substance”

“For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”

“For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. firm: Heb. fat”

“They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. in: Heb. in the trouble of other men like: Heb. with”

“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”

“Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. have: Heb. pass the thoughts of the heart”

“They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.”

“They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.”

“Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.”

“And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?”

“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.”

“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”

“For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was”

“If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.”

“When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; too: Heb. labour in mine eyes”

“Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.”

“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”

“How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.”

“As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.”

“Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.”

“So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with”

“The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. the rich: Heb. many are the lovers of the rich”

“The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.”

“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.”

“The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. own: Heb. eyes”

“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”

“But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.”

“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.”

“For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. For: or, Though he give not much, yet he remembereth, etc”

“How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses.”

“They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.”

“Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”

“As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. cage: or, coop”

“They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.”

“Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?”

“Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:”

“As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. sitteth: or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth”

“Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;”

“That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. large: Heb. through-aired windows: or, my windows”

“Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?”

“He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.”

“But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. violence: or, incursion”

“Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!”

“He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.”

“They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. removed: Heb. for a separation, or, uncleanness it is: or, their iniquity is their stumblingblock”

“By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: thy great: Heb. the greatness of thy wisdom”

“Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! are at: or, are secure chief: or, firstfruits”

“Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great : then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border?”

“Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; seat: or, habitation”

“That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; stretch: or, abound with superfluities”

“That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; chant: or, quaver”

“That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. wine: or, in bowls of wine affliction: Heb. breach”