9 Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor. 10 Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them. 11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
Psalms 62:9–11
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Psalms 146:2–4
2 I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. 4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
Proverbs 27:23–25
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Isaiah 2:21–22
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. 22 Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
Proverbs 11:27–29
27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it. 28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage. 29 He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise o…
Psalms 39:5–7
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Proverbs 13:7–9
7 One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. 8 Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat. 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Sirach 11:20–22
20 Be steadfast in your covenant and be doing it, and grow old in your work. (WEB) 21 Don’t marvel at the works of a sinner, but trust the Lord and stay in your labor; for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord to swiftly and suddenly make a poor man rich. (WEB) 22 The Lord’s… (WEB)
1 Samuel 2:6–8
6 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. 7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. 8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a t…
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