And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
-- 1 Peter 5:4


For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
-- Habakkuk 2:14

Trust In Riches (Chain #3185)

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Job 31:24-25 (NIV)
24 "If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security,' 25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained, 

Job 31:24-25 (KJV)
24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 

Job 31:28 (NIV)
28 then these also would be sins to be judged, for I would have been unfaithful to God on high. 

Job 31:28 (KJV)
28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 

Psalm 52:7 (NIV)
7 "Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!" 

Psalm 52:7 (KJV)
7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 

Proverbs 11:28 (NIV)
28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. 

Proverbs 11:28 (KJV)
28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. 

Proverbs 18:11 (NIV)
11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it an unscalable wall. 

Proverbs 18:11 (KJV)
11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. 

Mark 10:24-25 (NIV)
24 The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!  25 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." 

Mark 10:24-25 (KJV)
24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!  25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 

Luke 12:19-20 (NIV)
19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."'  20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' 

Luke 12:19-20 (KJV)
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.  20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 

1 Timothy 6:17 (NIV)
17 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. 

1 Timothy 6:17 (KJV)
17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;