Proverbs 27:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

because wealth and honour don't last for ever.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:16

I will make sure that one of your descendants will always be king.

Job 19:9

and stripped of respect.

Psalm 89:36

His family will always rule. I will let his kingdom last as long as the sun

Psalm 89:39

You broke off your agreement with your servant, the king, and you completely destroyed his kingdom.

Proverbs 23:4

Give up trying so hard to get rich.

Proverbs 23:5

Your money flies away before you know it, just like an eagle suddenly taking off.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen something terribly unfair. People get rich, but it does them no good.

Isaiah 9:7

His power will never end; peace will last for ever. He will rule David's kingdom and make it grow strong. He will always rule with honesty and justice. The LORD All-Powerful will make certain that all of this is done.

Jeremiah 13:18

The LORD told me to tell you that your king and his mother must surrender their thrones and remove their crowns.

Lamentations 5:16

Zion's glory has disappeared! And we are doomed because of our sins.

Ezekiel 21:26

I, the LORD God, command you to take off your royal turban and your crown, because everything will be different. Those who had no power will be put in charge, and those who now rule will become nobodies.

Zephaniah 1:18

Not even your silver or gold can save you on that day when I, the LORD, am angry. My anger will flare up like a furious fire scorching the earth and everyone on it.”

James 1:10

But any who are rich should be glad when God makes them humble. Rich people will disappear like wild flowers

1 Samuel 13:14

But no, you disobeyed, and so the LORD won't choose anyone else from your family to be king. In fact, he has already chosen the one he wants to be the next leader of his people.”