Genesis 14:23

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you might not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

Cross References

1 Kings 13:8

But the man of God said to the king, “If you give me half your kingdom, I will not go in with you, nor will I eat food or drink water in this place.

2 Kings 5:16

But he said, “As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will accept nothing!” He urged him to accept, but he refused.

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “My master has let that Aramean Naaman off too lightly by not accepting from him what he offered. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

John 1:27

the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal.”

2 Corinthians 12:14

Here I am, ready to come to you this third time, and I will not be a burden because I do not want what is yours but you, for children ought not to save up for their parents but parents for their children.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”