Ecclesiastes 5:13

Young's Literal Translation 1862

There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.

Cross References

Genesis 14:16

and he bringeth back the whole of the substance, and also Lot his brother and his substance hath he brought back, and also the women and the people.

Genesis 19:14

And Lot goeth out, and speaketh unto his sons-in-law, those taking his daughters, and saith, `Rise, go out from this place, for Jehovah is destroying the city;' and he is as `one' mocking in the eyes of his sons-in-law.

Genesis 19:26

And his wife looketh expectingly from behind him, and she is -- a pillar of salt!

Job 20:20

For he hath not known ease in his belly. With his desirable thing he delivereth not himself.

Proverbs 1:19

So `are' the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

Proverbs 1:32

For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth profiteth not in a day of wrath, And righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 23:4

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

Proverbs 27:24

For riches `are' not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he hath not, and there is no end to all his labour! His eye also is not satisfied with riches, and `he saith not', `For whom am I labouring and bereaving my soul of good?' This also is vanity, it is a sad travail.

Ecclesiastes 5:14

And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I have seen so as to give my heart to every work that hath been done under the sun; a time that man hath ruled over man to his own evil.

Isaiah 2:20

In that day doth man cast his idols of silver, And his idols of gold, That they have made for him to worship, To moles, and to bats,

Zephaniah 1:18

Even their silver, even their gold, Is not able to deliver them in a day of the wrath of Jehovah, And in the fire of His jealousy consumed is the whole land, For only a hastened end doth He make Of all the inhabitants of the land!

Luke 16:19

`And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

Luke 19:8

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, `Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'