Ecclesiastes 5:13

Hoarding Wealth Can Backfire

¹² Sweet the sleep of the labourer, whether, little or much, he eat, - but, the surfeit of the rich man, will not suffer him to sleep. ¹³ Here was an incurable evil, I had seen under the sun, riches kept by the owner thereof, to his hurt; ¹⁴ and those riches perish, by being ill employed, - and though he begetteth a son, yet is there in his hand nothing at all.

In the World

On Earth

Under the Sun

Ecclesiastes 6:1-2

Here was an evil, I had seen under the sun, - and it is, common, among men:

Genesis 13:5-11

Now, Lot also, who was going with Abram, had flocks and herds and tents.

Genesis 14:16

So he brought back all the goods, - yea Lot also his brother with his goods, did he bring back, and the women also, and the people.

Genesis 19:14

And Lot went forth and spake unto his sons-in - law who were about to take his two daughters and said Arise come forth out of this place, for Yahweh is about to destroy the city. And it came to pass, that he was as one that laughed, in the eyes of his sons-in-law.

Genesis 19:26

But his wife looked from behind him, - and became - a pillar of salt.

Genesis 19:31-38

And the firstborn said unto the younger. Our father is old, - and, a man, there is not in the earth to come in unto us, after the way of all the earth.

Proverbs 1:11-13

If they say - Come with us, - Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;

Proverbs 1:19

Such are the ways of every one that graspeth with greed, The life of the owners thereof, it taketh away!

Proverbs 1:32

For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them, - and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth, shall not profit, in the day of wrath, but, righteousness, shall deliver from death.

Proverbs 11:24-25

There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

Here is one, without a second, even son or brother, he hath none, yet is there no end to all his toil, even his eye, is not satisfied with riches, - neither saith he For whom, am I toiling, and letting my soul want good? Even this, was vanity, yea a vexatious employment, it was!

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this, had I seen, and tried to apply my heart to every work which was done under the sun, - at such time as one man had power over another man, to his hurt.

Isaiah 32:6-8

For, a base man, with baseness, will speak, And, his heart, will practise iniquity, - Practising profanity, And speaking, against Yahweh that which misleadeth, Emptying the soul of the hungry, And the drink of the thirsty, he causeth to fail;

Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor yet their gold, shall be able to deliver them, in the day of the indignation of Yahweh, but, in the fire of his jealousy, shall the whole earth be consumed; For, a destruction, surely a terrible one, will he make, with all them who dwell in the earth.

Luke 12:16-21

And he spake a parable unto them, saying - A certain rich man's estate, bare well.

Luke 16:1-13

And he went on to say, unto his disciples also, - There was, a certain rich man, who had a steward, and, the same, was accused to him as squandering his goods.

Luke 16:19

Now, a certain man, was rich, and he used to clothe himself with purple and fine linen, making merry day by day, brilliantly.

Luke 16:22-23

And it came to pass that the beggar died, and was carried away by the messengers, into the bosom of Abraham. And, the rich man also, died, and was buried.

Luke 18:22-23

And Jesus, hearing, said unto him - Yet one thing, unto thee, is lacking: Whatsoever thou hast, sell, and distribute unto the destitute, - and thou shalt have treasure in theheavens; and come! be following me.

Isaiah 2:20

In that day shall the son of earth cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, - which had been made for him to worship, into the hole of the mice, and to the bats;

Luke 19:8

But, taking his stand, Zacchaeus said unto the Lord - Lo! the half of my possessions, Lord, unto the destitute, I give; and, if, from anyone, I have taken aught by false accusation, I give back fourfold.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But, they who are determined to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful covetings, the which, sink men into ruin and destruction, -

James 2:5-7

Hearken! my brethren beloved: - Hath not, God, chosen the destitute in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

James 5:1-4

Come now! ye wealthy! Weep ye, howling, for your hardships which are coming upon you: