A Classic Bible Study,
which links to the English Standard Version (ESV)
Riches.
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The true riches Eph 3:8; 1Co 1:30; Col 2:3; 1Pe 2:7.
God gives 1Sa 2:7; Ec 5:19.
To God belongs this world's riches Hag 2:8.
God gives power to obtain De 8:18.
The blessing of the Lord brings Pr 10:22.
Give worldly power Pr 22:7.
Described as
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Temporary. Pr 27:24.
Uncertain. 1Ti 6:17.
Unsatisfying. Ec 4:8; 5:10.
Corruptible. Jas 5:2; 1Pe 1:18.
Fleeting. Pr 23:5; Re 18:16,17.
Deceitful. Mt 13:22.
Liable to be stolen. Mt 6:19.
Perishable. Jer 48:36.
Thick clay. Hab 2:6.
Deceitfulness of, chokes the word Mt 13:22.
The love of, the root of all evil 1Ti 6:10.
Often lead to
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Pride. Eze 28:5; Ho 12:8.
Forgetting God. De 8:13,14.
Denying God. Pr 30:8,9.
Forsaking God. De 32:15.
Rebelling against God. Ne 9:25,26.
Rejecting Christ. Mt 19:22; 10:22.
Self-sufficiency. Pr 28:11.
Anxiety. Ec 5:12.
An overbearing spirit. Pr 18:23.
Violence. Mic 6:12.
Oppression. Jas 2:6.
Fraud. Jas 5:4.
Sensual indulgence. Lu 16:19; Jas 5:5.
Be not over-anxious for Pr 30:8.
Labour not for Pr 23:4.
They who covet
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Fall into temptation and a snare. 1Ti 6:9.
Fall into hurtful lusts. 1Ti 6:9.
Err from the faith. 1Ti 6:10.
Use unlawful means to acquire. Pr 28:20.
Bring trouble on themselves. 1Ti 6:10.
Bring trouble on their families. Pr 15:27.
Cannot secure prosperity Jas 1:11.
Cannot redeem the soul Ps 49:6-9; 1Pe 1:18.
Cannot deliver in the day of God's wrath Zep 1:18; Re 6:15-17.
They who possess, should
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Ascribe them to God. 1Ch 29:12.
Not trust in them. Job 31:24; 1Ti 6:17.
Not set the heart on them. Ps 62:10.
Not boast of obtaining them. De 8:17.
Not glory in them. Jer 9:23.
Not hoard them up. Mt 6:19.
Devote them to God's service. 1Ch 29:3; Mr 12:42-44.
Give of them to the poor. Mt 19:21; 1Jo 3:17.
Use them in promoting the salvation of others. Lu 16:9.
Be liberal in all things. 1Ti 6:18.
Esteem it a privilege to be allowed to give. 1Ch 29:14.
Not to be high-minded. 1Ti 6:17.
When converted, rejoice in being humbled. Jas 1:9,10.
Of the wicked laid up for the just Pr 13:22.
The wicked
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Often increase in. Ps 73:12.
Often spend their day in. Job 21:13.
Swallow down. Job 20:15.
Trust in the abundance of. Ps 52:7.
Heap up. Job 27:16; Ps 39:6; Ec 2:26.
Keep, to their hurt. Ec 5:13.
Boast themselves in. Ps 49:6; 52:7.
Profit not by. Pr 11:4; 13:7; Ec 5:11.
Have trouble with. Pr 15:6; 1Ti 6:9,10.
Must leave, to others. Ps 49:10.
Guilt of trusting in Job 31:24,28; Eze 28:4,5,8.
Guilt of rejoicing in Job 31:25,28.
Denunciations against those who
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Get, by vanity. Pr 13:11; 21:6.
Get, unlawfully. Jer 17:11.
Increase, by oppression. Pr 22:16; Hab 2:6-8; Mic 2:2,3.
Hoard up. Ec 5:13,14; Jas 5:3.
Trust in. Pr 11:28.
Receive their consolation. Lu 6:24.
Abuse. Jas 5:1,5.
Spend, upon their appetite. Job 20:15-17.
Folly and danger of trusting to-Illustrated. Lu 12:16-21.
Examples of saints possessing
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Abram. Ge 13:2.
Lot. Ge 13:5,6.
Isaac. Ge 26:13,14.
Jacob. Ge 32:5,10.
Joseph. Ge 45:8,13.
Boaz. Ru 2:1.
Barzillai. 2Sa 19:32.
Shunammite. 2Ki 4:8.
David. 1Ch 29:28.
Jehoshaphat. 2Ch 17:5.
Hezekiah. 2Ch 32:27-29.
Job. Job 1:3.
Joseph of Arimathea. Mt 27:57.
Zacchaeus. Lu 19:2.
Dorcas. Ac 9:36.
Examples of wicked men possessing
Righteousness.
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Is obedience to God's law De 6:25; Ro 10:5; Lu 1:6; Ps 1:2.
God loves Ps 11:7.
God looks for Isa 5:7.
Christ
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Is the Son of. Mal 4:2.
Loves. Ps 45:7; Heb 1:9.
Was girt with. Isa 11:5.
Put on, as breast-plate. Isa 59:17.
Was sustained by. Isa 59:16.
Preached. Ps 40:9.
Fulfilled all. Mt 3:15.
Is made to his people. 1Co 1:30.
Is the end of the law for. Ro 10:4.
Has brought in everlasting. Da 9:24.
Shall judge with. Ps 72:2; Isa 11:4; Ac 17:31; Re 19:11.
Shall reign in. Ps 45:6; Isa 32:1; Heb 1:8.
Shall execute. Ps 99:4; Jer 23:6.
Cannot come by the law Ga 2:21; 3:21.
No justification by works of Ro 3:20; 9:31,32; Ga 2:16.
No salvation by works of Eph 2:8,9; 2Ti 1:9; Tit 3:5.
Unregenerate man seeks justification by works of Lu 18:9; Ro 10:3.
The blessing of God is not to be attributed to our works of De 9:5.
Saints
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Have, in Christ. Isa 45:24; 54:17; 2Co 5:21.
Have, imputed. Ro 4:11,22.
Are covered with the robe of. Isa 61:10.
Receive, from God. Ps 24:5.
Are renewed in. Eph 4:24.
Are led in the paths of. Ps 23:3.
Are servants of. Ro 6:16,18.
Characterised by. Ge 18:25; Ps 1:5,6.
Know. Isa 51:7.
Do. 1Jo 2:29; 3:7.
Work, by faith. Heb 11:33.
Follow after. Isa 51:1.
Put on. Job 29:14.
Wait for the hope of. Ga 5:5.
Pray for the spirit of. Ps 51:10.
Hunger and thirst after. Mt 5:6.
Walk before God in. 1Ki 3:6.
Offer the sacrifice of. Ps 4:5; 51:19.
Put no trust in their own. Php 3:6-8.
Count their own, as filthy rags. Isa 64:6.
Should seek. Zep 2:3.
Should live in. Tit 2:12; 1Pe 2:24.
Should serve God in. Lu 1:75.
Should yield their members as instruments of. Ro 6:13.
Should yield their members servants to. Ro 6:19.
Should have on the breast-plate of. Eph 6:14.
Shall see God's face in Ps 17:15.
Of saints endures forever Ps 112:3,9; 2Co 9:9.
An evidence of the new birth 1Jo 2:29.
The kingdom of God is Ro 14:17.
The fruit of the Spirit is in all Eph 5:9.
The Scriptures instruct in 2Ti 3:16.
Judgments designed to lead to Isa 26:9.
Chastisements yield the fruit of Heb 12:11.
Has no fellowship with unrighteousness 2Co 6:14.
Ministers should
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Be preachers of. 2Pe 2:5.
Reason of. Ac 24:25.
Follow after. 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:22.
Be clothed with. Ps 132:9.
Be armed with. 2Co 6:7.
Pray for the fruit of, in their people. 2Co 9:10; Php 1:11.
Judgment should be executed in Le 19:15.
They who walk in, and follow
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Are righteous. 1Jo 3:7.
Are the excellent of the earth. Ps 16:3; Pr 12:26.
Are accepted with God. Ac 10:35.
Are loved by God. Ps 146:8; Pr 15:9.
Are blessed by God. Ps 5:12.
Are heard by God. Lu 18:7; Jas 5:16.
Are objects of God's watchful care. Job 36:7; Ps 34:15; Pr 10:3; 1Pe 3:12.
Are tried by God. Ps 11:5.
Are exalted by God. Job 36:7.
Dwell in security. Isa 33:15,16.
Are bold as a lion. Pr 28:1.
Are delivered out of all troubles. Ps 34:19; Pr 11:8.
Are never forsaken by God. Ps 37:25.
Are abundantly provided for. Pr 13:25; Mt 6:25-33.
Are enriched. Ps 112:3; Pr 15:6.
Think and desire good. Pr 11:23; 12:5.
Know the secret of the Lord. Ps 25:14; Pr 3:32.
Have their prayers heard. Ps 34:17; Pr 15:29; 1Pe 3:12.
Have their desires granted. Pr 10:24.
Find it with life and honour. Pr 21:21.
Shall hold on their way. Job 17:9.
Shall never be moved. Ps 15:2,5; 55:22; Pr 10:30; 12:3.
Shall be ever remembered. Ps 112:6.
Shall flourish as a branch. Pr 11:28.
Brings its own reward Pr 11:18; Isa 3:10.
Tends to life Pr 11:19; 12:28.
The work of, shall be peace Isa 32:17.
The effect of, shall be quietness and assurance for ever Isa 32:17.
Is a crown of glory to the aged Pr 16:31.
The wicked
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Are far from. Ps 119:150; Isa 46:12.
Are free from. Ro 6:20.
Are enemies of. Ac 13:10.
Leave off. Am 5:7; Ps 36:3.
Follow not after. Ro 9:30.
Do not. 1Jo 3:10.
Do not obey. Ro 2:8; 2Th 2:12.
Love lying rather than. Ps 52:3.
Make mention of God, not it. Isa 48:1.
Though favoured, will not learn. Isa 26:10; Ps 106:43.
Speak contemptuously against those who follow. Ps 31:18; Mt 27:39-44.
Hate those who follow. Ps 34:21.
Slay those who follow. Ps 37:32; 1Jo 3:12; Mt 23:35.
Should break off their sins by. Da 4:27.
Should awake to. 1Co 15:34.
Should sow to themselves in. Ho 10:12.
Vainly wish to die as those who follow. Nu 23:10.
Nations exalted by Pr 14:34.
Blessedness of
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Having imputed, without works. Ro 4:6.
Doing. Ps 106:3.
Hungering and thirsting after. Mt 5:6.
Suffering for. 1Pe 3:14.
Being persecuted for. Mt 5:10.
Turning others to. Da 12:3.
Promised to saints Isa 60:21; 61:3.
Exemplified
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Jacob. Ge 30:33.
David. 2Sa 22:21.
Zacharias. Lu 1:6.
Abel. Heb 11:4.
Lot. 2Pe 2:8.




