Job 31:24

Job's Final Defense Continued

²³ For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things. ²⁴ If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you; ²⁵ If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;

Job

Genesis 31:1

Now it came to the ears of Jacob that Laban's sons were saying, Jacob has taken away all our father's property, and in this way he has got all this wealth.

Deuteronomy 8:12-14

And when you have taken food and are full, and have made fair houses for yourselves and are living in them;

Psalm 49:6-7

Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.

Psalm 49:17

For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

Psalm 52:7

See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself

Psalm 62:10

Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

Proverbs 10:15

The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

Proverbs 11:28

He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

Proverbs 30:9

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

Mark 10:24-25

And the disciples were full of wonder at his words. But Jesus said to them again, Children, how hard it is for those who put faith in wealth to come into the kingdom of God!

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

Colossians 3:5

Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:17

Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;