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Jesus: I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God (Matthew 19:23).
And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves (Matthew 21:12).
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despite the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth (Matthew 6:24).
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth (Matthew 5:5).
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." -Proverbs 31:8-9
"If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still. The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields."- Ecclesiastes 5:8-9
If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and not be answered." -Proverbs 21:13
"He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished." -Proverbs 17:5
He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty." -Proverbs 22:16
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses." -Proverbs 28:27
People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." -1 Timothy 6:9-10
"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life." -1 Timothy 6:17-19
"Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy." -Ezekiel 16:49.
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse." -Proverbs 28:6
"A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished." -Proverbs 28:20
"The rich are wise in
their own eyes;
one who is poor and discerning
sees how deluded they are."-Proverbs 28:11.
"The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern." -Proverbs 29:7
"Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death." -Proverbs 11:4
"Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who plunder them." -Proverbs 22:22-23
"The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender"- Proverbs 22:7
"Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle." -Proverbs 23:4-5
"Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless." -Ecclesiastes 5:10
"A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold." -Proverbs 22:1.
"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have." -Hebrews 13:5
"You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge." -Psalm 14:6
"He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward him for what he has done." -Proverbs 19:17
"A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him." -Proverbs 28:11
"A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare." -Proverbs 21:6
"The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it an unscalable wall." -Proverbs 18:11
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