1Timothy 6:17-19 Proverbs 23:4,5 Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 1Timothy 6:9-12 Mark 8:36,37
1Timothy 6:17-19
17. Charge those who are rich in this present world/age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living GOD, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
18. that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;
19. laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.
Proverbs 23:4,5
4.Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
5. When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
Ecclesiastes 5:10-20
10. Whoever loves money will never have enough money. Whoever loves luxury will not be content with abundance. This also is pointless.
11. When possessions increase, so does the number of consumers; therefore what good are they to their owners, except to look at them?
12. Sweet is the sleep of a working man, whether he eats a little or a lot, but the excess wealth of the rich will not allow him to rest.
13. I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,
14. and that wealth is lost in troubled circumstances. Then a son is born, but there is nothing left for him.
15. Just as he came naked from his mother’s womb, he will leave as naked as he came; he will receive no profit from his efforts— he cannot carry away even a handful.
16. This is also a painful tragedy: However a person comes, he also departs; so what does he gain as he labors after the wind?
17. Furthermore, all his days he lives in darkness with great sorrow, anger, and affliction.
18. Look! I observed that it is good and prudent to eat, drink, and enjoy all that is good of a person’s work that he does on earth during the limited days of his life, which GOD gives him, for this is his allotment.
19. Furthermore, for every person to whom GOD has given wealth, riches, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept this allotment, and to rejoice in his work—this is a gift from GOD.
20. For he will not brood much over the days of his life, since GOD will keep him occupied with the joys of his heart.
1Timothy 6:9-12
9 But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.
10. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.
11. But you, man of GOD, must flee from all these things. Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
12. Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses.
Mark 8:36,37
36. What profit will a person have if he gains the whole world and forfeits/losses his life?
37. Indeed, what can a person give in exchange for his life?