127 verses contain “riches” (in the KJV: 119, in the BSB: 56) — showing 1–100
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For all the
riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then,
whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.
Surely all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has told you.”
For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their
livestock.
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much
riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much
raiment: divide the
spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of
livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the
spoil of your enemies.”
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to
defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will
enrich him with great
riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to
defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great
riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and
exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for
thyself long life; neither hast asked
riches for
thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for
thyself understanding to
discern judgment;
So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for
yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for
discernment to
administer justice—
And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
Both
riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to
exalt and give strength to all.
And he died in a good old age, full of days,
riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his
stead.
He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.
And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked
riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for
thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting
riches or wealth or glory for
yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to
govern My people over whom I have made you king—
Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to
Jehoshaphat presents; and he had
riches and honour in abundance.
So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
Now
Jehoshaphat had
riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with
Ahab.
Now
Jehoshaphat had
riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with
Ahab by marriage.
And when
Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the
spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both
riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they
stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the
spoil, it was so much.
Then
Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the
plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the
plunder for three days because there was so much.
And
Hezekiah had exceeding much
riches and honour: and he made himself
treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
Hezekiah had very great
riches and honor, and he made
treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
When he shewed the
riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and
fourscore days.
And for a full 180 days he displayed the glorious
riches of his kingdom and the magnificent
splendor of his greatness.
And
Haman told them of the glory of his
riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
He hath
swallowed down
riches, and he shall
vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his
belly.
He
swallows wealth but vomits it out; God will force it from his stomach.
Because there is wrath,
beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great
ransom cannot deliver thee.
Be careful that no one lures you with
riches; do not let a large
bribe lead you
astray.
Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
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.
Surely every man goes about like a
phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up
riches not knowing who will
haul them away.
They that trust in their wealth, and
boast themselves in the multitude of their
riches;
They trust in their wealth and
boast in their great
riches.
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in
robbery: if
riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Place no trust in
extortion, or false hope in
stolen goods. If your
riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
My soul shall be satisfied as with
marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
Behold, these are the ungodly, who
prosper in the world; they increase in
riches.
Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
O LORD, how
manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy
riches.
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Wealth and
riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures
forever.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
Riches and honour are with me;
yea,
durable riches and righteousness.
With me are
riches and honor,
enduring wealth and righteousness.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings
deliverance from death.
A
gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain
riches.
He that trusteth in his
riches shall fall: but the righteous shall
flourish as a branch.
He who trusts in his
riches will fall, but the righteous will
thrive like foliage.
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
The
ransom of a man’s life are his
riches: but the poor heareth not
rebuke.
Riches may
ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no
threat.
The crown of the wise is their
riches: but the
foolishness of fools is folly.
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
House and
riches are the inheritance of fathers and a
prudent wife is from the LORD.
Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a
prudent wife is from the LORD.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
By
humility and the fear of the LORD are
riches, and honour, and life.
The rewards of
humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for
riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
When you
glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and
flies like an eagle to the sky.
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful
treasure.
For
riches are not for ever: and
doth the crown
endure to every generation?
for
riches are not
forever, nor does a crown
endure to every generation.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Keep
falsehood and
deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor
riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
There is one alone, and there is not a second;
yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with
riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and
bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity,
yea, it is a
sore travail.
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I
toil and
bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is
futile—a
miserable task.
There is a
sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely,
riches kept for the owners thereof to their
hurt.
But those
riches perish by evil
travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
or wealth lost in a failed
venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
Every man also to whom God hath given
riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to
rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Furthermore, God has given
riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to
rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
God gives a man
riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is
futile and a
grievous affliction.
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the
riches of Damascus and the
spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the
plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
And my hand hath found as a nest the
riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or
peeped.
My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing
fluttered, no
beak opened or
chirped.’”
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and
anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the
viper and
fiery flying serpent, they will carry their
riches upon the shoulders of young
asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of
hardship and distress, of
lioness and lion, of
viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of
donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
Wherefore do ye
spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not?
hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Why
spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the
richest of foods.
Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Then you will look and be
radiant, and your heart will
tremble and swell with joy, because the
riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.
But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the
riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye
boast yourselves.
But you will be called the priests of the LORD; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will feed on the wealth of nations, and you will
boast in their
riches.
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man
boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his
riches.
As the
partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth
riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a
fool.
Like a
partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his
riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the
fool.”
Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the
riches that he hath
gotten are perished.
Therefore My heart laments like a
flute for Moab; it laments like a
flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O
backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
Why do you
boast of your valleys— your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your
riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’
And they shall make a
spoil of thy
riches, and make a prey of thy
merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of
riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.
Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
Because of your many products and your great wealth of goods, Damascus traded with you wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar,
Thy
riches, and thy fairs, thy
merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy
merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
Your wealth, wares, and
merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your
downfall.
When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou
didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy
riches and of thy
merchandise.
When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and
merchandise.
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast
gotten thee
riches, and hast
gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and
amassed gold and silver for your
treasuries.
By thy great wisdom and by thy
traffick hast thou increased thy
riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy
riches:
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
And now will I
shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his
riches he shall
stir up all against the realm of
Grecia.
Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will
stir up
everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.
For the king of the North will raise another army, larger than the first, and after some years he will advance with a great army and many supplies.
He shall enter
peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall
scatter among them the prey, and
spoil, and
riches:
yea, and he shall
forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
In a time of peace, he will
invade the
richest provinces and do what his fathers and forefathers never did. He will
lavish plunder,
loot, and wealth on his followers, and he will plot against the strongholds—but only for a time.
Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
The king of the North will return to his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant; so he will do damage and return to his own land.
But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
And in their place, he will honor a god of fortresses—a god his fathers did not know—with gold, silver, precious stones, and riches.
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt, and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him.
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the
deceitfulness of
riches,
choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the
worries of this life and the
deceitfulness of wealth
choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
And the cares of this world, and the
deceitfulness of
riches, and the lusts of other things entering in,
choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
but the
worries of this life, the
deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and
choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
And the disciples were
astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in
riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
And the disciples were
amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are
choked with cares and
riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are
choked by the
worries,
riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not
mature.
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous
mammon, who will commit to your trust the true
riches?
So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will
entrust you with true
riches?
And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Seeing the man’s
sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!
And that he might make known the
riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had
afore prepared unto glory,
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
Now if the fall of them be the
riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the
riches of the Gentiles; how much more their
fulness?
But if their
trespass means
riches for the world, and their failure means
riches for the Gentiles, how much greater
riches will their fullness bring!
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
How that in a great trial of
affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the
riches of their
liberality.
In the terrible
ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich
generosity.
In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the
forgiveness of sins, according to the
riches of his grace;
In Him we have
redemption through His blood, the
forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the
riches of His grace
The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
I ask that the eyes of your heart may be
enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the
riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
That in the ages to come he might
shew the exceeding
riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
in order that in the coming ages He might display the
surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should
preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable
riches of Christ;
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to
preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable
riches of Christ,
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
I ask that out of the
riches of His glory He may
strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
To whom God would make known what is the
riches of the glory of this
mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious
riches of this
mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
That their hearts might be comforted, being
knit together in love, and unto all
riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the
mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
that they may be encouraged in heart,
knit together in love, and filled with the full
riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the
mystery of God, namely Christ,
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be
conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking
ahead to his reward.