Ecclesiastes 5:13
"There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt."
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- Ecclesiastes 6:1
"There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:"
Read in chapter → - Luke 18:22
"Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 19:14
"And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law."
Read in chapter → - Luke 16:22
"And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;"
Read in chapter → - James 5:1
"Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 4:8
"There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 1:19
"So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 11:4
"Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death."
Read in chapter → - Zephaniah 1:18
"Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 14:16
"And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people."
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