Psalm 17:14

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

From men, by thy hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

Cross References

Job 12:6

The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

Job 12:9

Who knoweth not in all these, That the hand of LORD hath wrought this?

Job 21:21

For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, When the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

Job 22:18

Yet he fired their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Psalm 39:6

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Psalm 73:12

Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches

Proverbs 2:4

If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures;

Matthew 13:44

The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.

Luke 16:8

And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

John 15:19

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

John 17:14

I have given them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

John 8:23

And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

James 5:5

Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.