I pray that we will turn to him and follow him. Then we will obey all the laws, decisions, and commands that he gave our ancestors.
Psalm 119:36 - Easy To Read Version Help me think about your Agreement {\cf2\super [590]} \par instead of how to get rich.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Incline my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetousness (robbery, sensuality, unworthy riches). [Ezek. 33:31; Mark 7:21, 22; I Tim. 6:10; Heb. 13:5.] American Standard Version (1901) Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. Common English Bible Turn my heart to your laws, not to greedy gain. |
I pray that we will turn to him and follow him. Then we will obey all the laws, decisions, and commands that he gave our ancestors.
Evil people brag about the things they want.\par And those greedy people curse God.\par In this way, the evil people show that\par they hate the Lord.\par
Don’t let me want to do bad things.\par Stop me from joining bad people\par when they do wrong.\par Don’t let me share the things\par those bad people enjoy doing.\par
But you should also choose some of the people to be judges and leaders.
I will give those people the desire to be truly one people. They will have one goal—they will truly want to worship me all their lives. They will truly want to do this, and so will their children.
So they come to you like they are my people. They sit in front of you like they are my people. They hear your words. But they won’t do the things you say. They only want to do what feels good. They only want to cheat people and make more money.
Yes, it will be very bad for the person that becomes rich by doing wrong. That person does those things to live in a safe place. He thinks that he can stop other people from stealing from him. \{But bad things will happen to him.\}
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.”
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [262]} were listening to all these things. The Pharisees criticized Jesus because they all loved money.
But there must be no sexual sin among you. There must not be any kind of evil or selfishly wanting more and more. Why? Because those things are not right for God’s holy people. {\cf2\super [38]}
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.
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.
Keep your lives free from the love of money. And be satisfied with the things you have. God has said,
Every time they look at a woman they want her. These false teachers are always sinning this way. They lead weaker people into the trap \{of sin\}. They have taught themselves well to be greedy. They are under a curse. {\cf2\super [9]}
Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against those false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape the One (God) who will destroy them.