Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. Cross References Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live. Proverbs 23:4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished. Zechariah 11:5 whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!' Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them. Matthew 6:19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. Matthew 13:22 The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. Mark 4:19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. Luke 12:21 This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God." 1 Timothy 3:7 Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. Titus 2:12 It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, James 5:1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Treasury of Scripture But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. they. Genesis 13:10-13 Numbers 22:17-19 Joshua 7:11 snare. 1 Timothy 3:7 Deuteronomy 7:25 Psalm 11:6 many. Mark 4:19 Ephesians 4:22 1 John 2:15-17 which. 1 Timothy 1:9 Numbers 31:8 Joshua 7:24-26 |