'Wealth' in the Bible

He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;God will force it from his stomach.

“He sucks the poison of vipers [which ill-gotten wealth contains];The viper’s tongue slays him.

“He does not look at the rivers,The flowing streams of honey and butter [to enjoy his wealth].

He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.

Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.

All his wealth is stored up for the dark: a fire not made by man sends destruction on him, and on everything in his tent.

"Why do the wicked live to reach old age and increase in power and wealth, too?

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.

Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire consumes their wealth.'

They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.

“He lies down rich, but never will again;He opens his eyes, and it is gone.

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.

Can your wealth or all your physical exertionkeep you from distress?

For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

from men, LORD, by your hand from men who belong to this world, whose reward is only in this life. But as for your treasured ones, may their stomachs be full, may their children have an abundance, and may they leave wealth to their offspring.

The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away."

When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, You consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath." Selah.

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

Do not be afraid when a man gets rich,when the wealth of his house increases.

For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;his wealth will not follow him down.

The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you: strong in his wealth.

"Look, here is a young man who refused to make God his strength; instead, he trusted in his great wealth and made his wickedness his strength.

Place no trust in oppression,or false hope in robbery.If wealth increases,pay no attention to it.

Look at them—the wicked!They are always at ease,and they increase their wealth.

Gone is the wealth of the strong, their last sleep has overcome them; the men of war have become feeble.

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

In the way of Thy testimonies I have joyed, As over all wealth.

Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.

I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.

We'll find all kinds of valuable wealth, and we'll fill our houses with spoil.

If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the first of all your produce,

Length of days is in her right hand, In her left are wealth and honour.

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

Still, if caught, he must pay seven times as much;he must give up all the wealth in his house.

With me are riches and honor,lasting wealth and righteousness.

giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,and filling their treasuries.

Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness delivers from death.

Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands lead to wealth.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

The blessing of the LORD establishes wealth, and difficulty does not accompany it.

Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,but righteousness rescues from death.

When the wicked man dies,his expectation comes to nothing,and hope placed in wealth vanishes.

A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men attain wealth.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

A lazy man doesn’t roast his game,but to a diligent man, his wealth is precious.

One man pretends to be rich but has nothing;another pretends to be poor but has great wealth.

The ransom of a person's life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

The crown of the wise is their wealth,but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

The house of the righteous has great wealth,but trouble accompanies the income of the wicked.

Better is a little accompanied by fear of the LORD than abundant wealth with turmoil.

Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,but a sensible wife is from the Lord.

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;favor is better than silver and gold.

The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

The result of humility is fear of the Lord,along with wealth, honor, and life.

The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

Don't exhaust yourself acquiring wealth; be smart enough to stop.

For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.

And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, With all precious and pleasant wealth.

for wealth is not forever;not even a crown lasts for all time.

A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interestcollects it for one who is kind to the poor.

A man of wealth [is] wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.

A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.Give me neither poverty nor wealth;feed me with the food I need.

A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

I said to myself, “Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.

I also accumulated silver, gold, and the wealth of kings and their kingdoms. I gathered around me both male and female singers, along with what delights a man all sorts of mistresses.

For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth -- only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile -- like chasing the wind!

Consider someone who is alone, having neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his work, and he is never satisfied with wealth. "So for whom do I work," he asks, "and deprive myself of pleasure?" This, too, is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.

When prosperity increases, those who consume it increase. {So its owner gains nothing, except to see his wealth before it is spent}.