Job 31:24

Easy To Read Version

“I have never trusted in my riches.\par \{I always trusted God to help me.\}\par I never said to pure gold,\par ‘You are my hope.’\par

Cross References

Genesis 31:1

One day, Jacob heard Laban’s sons talking. They said, “Jacob has taken everything that our father owned. Jacob has become rich—and he has taken all this wealth from our father.”

Job 22:24

Think of your gold as nothing but dirt,\par Think of your best gold {\cf2\super [37]} \par as pebbles from a stream.\par

Psalm 49:17

Those people won’t take a thing with them\par when they die.\par They will not take any of those\par beautiful things with them.\par

Psalm 52:7

“Look what happened to the man\par who did not depend on God.\par That man thought his wealth and lies\par would protect him.”\par

Psalm 62:10

Don’t trust the power to take things by force.\par Don’t think you will gain anything by stealing.\par And if you become rich,\par don’t trust your riches to help you.\par

Proverbs 10:15

Wealth protects the rich person. And poverty destroys a poor person.

Proverbs 11:28

The person who trusts in his riches will fall like a dead leaf. But the good person will grow like a new green leaf.

Proverbs 30:9

If I have more than I need, then I will think I don’t need you. But if I am poor then I might steal. Then I will bring shame to the name of God.

Jeremiah 9:23

The Lord says:\par “Wise men must not brag\par about their wisdom.\par Strong men must not brag\par about their strength.\par Rich men must not brag\par about their money.\par

Ezekiel 28:5

Through your great wisdom and trade,\par you have made your riches grow.\par And now you are proud because of\par those riches.\par

Mark 10:23

Then Jesus looked at his followers and said to them, “It will be very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!”

Luke 12:15

Then Jesus said to them. “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. A person does not get life from the many things he owns.”

Colossians 3:5

So put all evil things out of your life: sexual sinning, doing evil, letting evil thoughts control you, wanting things that are evil, and selfishly wanting more and more. This wanting really means to live serving a false god.

1 Timothy 6:10

The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have left the \{true\} faith (teaching) because they want to get more and more money. But they have caused themselves to be very, very sad.

1 Timothy 6:17

Give this command to the people who are rich with the things this world has. Tell them not to be proud. Tell those rich people to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted. But God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.