12 I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.
Isaiah 13:12
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Job 28:15–17
15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. 16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. 17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
Job 22:23–25
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents 24 and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines, 25 then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
Proverbs 8:18–20
18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
2 Esdras 7:57–59
57 Judge therefore which things are precious and to be desired, what is abundant or what is rare?” (WEB) 58 I said, “O sovereign Lord, that which is plentiful is of less worth, for that which is more rare is more precious.” (WEB) 59 He answered me, “Weigh within yourself the things… (WEB)
Job 27:15–17
15 His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them. 16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, 17 what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
Lamentations 4:1–3
1 How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner. 2 How the precious sons of Zion, once worth their weight in pure gold, are now esteemed as jars of clay, the work of a potter’s hands! 3 E…
2 Esdras 11:16–18
16 “Listen, you who have ruled over the earth all this time! I proclaim this to you, before you disappear, (WEB) 17 none after you will rule as long as you, not even half as long.” (WEB) 18 Then the third arose, and ruled as the others before, and it also disappeared. (WEB)
Job 36:18–20
18 Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray. 19 Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress? 20 Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
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