Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
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General references
Bible References
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, “And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?” This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.
Psalm 52:1
For the choir director. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
Why do youboast in evil, O mighty man?
Thelovingkindness of God endures all day long.
Why do you
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Psalm 62:10 Do not trust in oppression
And do notvainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase,do not set your heart upon them.
And do not
If riches increase,
Proverbs 30:15 The leech has two daughters,
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
“Give,” “Give.”
There are three things that will not be satisfied,
Four that will not say, “Enough”:
Habakkuk 2:5 “Furthermore, wine betrays the haughty man,
So that he does notstay at home.
Heenlarges his appetite like Sheol,
And he is like death, never satisfied.
He also gathers to himself all nations
And collects to himself all peoples.
So that he does not
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And he is like death, never satisfied.
He also gathers to himself all nations
And collects to himself all peoples.
Matthew 6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Luke 12:15
Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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Ecclesiastes 1:17
And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:11
Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 3:19 For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.
General references
Genesis 13:6
And the land could not sustain them while dwelling together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”
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Matthew 6:19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.