Proverbs 27:24

New Century Version

Riches will not go on forever, nor do governments go on forever.

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:16

But your family and your kingdom will continue always before me. Your throne will last forever.’ ”

Job 19:9

He has taken away my honor and removed the crown from my head.

Psalm 89:36

His family will go on forever. His kingdom will last before me like the sun.

Psalm 89:39

You have abandoned the agreement with your servant and thrown his crown to the ground.

Proverbs 23:4

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich; be wise enough to control yourself.

Proverbs 23:5

Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye. It can seem to grow wings and fly away like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen real misery here on earth: Money saved is a curse to its owners.

Isaiah 9:7

Power and peace will be in his kingdom and will continue to grow forever. He will rule as king on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom. He will make it strong by ruling with justice and goodness from now on and forever. The Lord All-Powerful will do this because of his strong love for his people.

Jeremiah 13:18

Tell this to the king and the queen mother: “Come down from your thrones, because your beautiful crowns have fallen from your heads.”

Lamentations 5:16

The crown has fallen from our head. How terrible it is because we sinned.

Ezekiel 21:26

This is what the Lord God says: Take off the royal turban, and remove the crown. Things will change. Those who are important now will be made unimportant, and those who are unimportant now will be made important.

Zephaniah 1:18

On the day that God will show his anger, neither their silver nor gold will save them. The Lord’s anger will be like a fire that will burn up the whole world; suddenly he will bring an end, yes, an end to everyone on earth.”

James 1:10

Those who are rich should take pride that God has shown them that they are spiritually poor. The rich will die like a wild flower in the grass.

1 Samuel 13:14

but now your kingdom will not continue. The Lord has looked for the kind of man he wants. He has appointed him to rule his people, because you haven’t obeyed his command.”