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1 Timothy 6 10
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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Matthew 6:24
“ No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
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Luke 12:15
Then he said,“ Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
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Matthew 6:19
“ Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.
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Ecclesiastes 4:8
This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself,“ Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.
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Ecclesiastes 2:11
But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless— like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.
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Ecclesiastes 4:4
Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.
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Psalms 62:10
Don’t make your living by extortion or put your hope in stealing. And if your wealth increases, don’t make it the center of your life.
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Ecclesiastes 2:26
God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless— like chasing the wind.
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Habakkuk 2:5-7
Wealth is treacherous, and the arrogant are never at rest. They open their mouths as wide as the grave, and like death, they are never satisfied. In their greed they have gathered up many nations and swallowed many peoples.“ But soon their captives will taunt them. They will mock them, saying,‘ What sorrow awaits you thieves! Now you will get what you deserve! You’ve become rich by extortion, but how much longer can this go on?’Suddenly, your debtors will take action. They will turn on you and take all you have, while you stand trembling and helpless.
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Ecclesiastes 4:16
Endless crowds stand around him, but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless— like chasing the wind.
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Ecclesiastes 3:19
For people and animals share the same fate— both breathe and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!
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Ecclesiastes 2:17-18
So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless— like chasing the wind.I came to hate all my hard work here on earth, for I must leave to others everything I have earned.
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Psalms 52:7
“ Look what happens to mighty warriors who do not trust in God. They trust their wealth instead and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”
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Proverbs 30:15-16
The leech has two suckers that cry out,“ More, more!” There are three things that are never satisfied— no, four that never say,“ Enough!”:the grave, the barren womb, the thirsty desert, the blazing fire.
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Ecclesiastes 1:17
So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.
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Psalms 52:1
Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
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Ecclesiastes 6:7
All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough.
