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Wealth is often seen as a gift from God, but it also comes with responsibilities and potential spiritual pitfalls.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, wealth is frequently portrayed as a sign of God's blessing. For instance, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were all wealthy patriarchs, and their riches were seen as evidence of God's favor. <a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Genesis 13:2</a> states, "Now Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold." Similarly, Job, described as "the greatest man among all the people of the East" (<a href="/job/1-3.htm">Job 1:3</a>), was blessed with immense wealth, which was later restored and increased after his trials (<a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10</a>).<br><br>The Mosaic Law included provisions for the fair distribution of wealth and care for the poor. <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Deuteronomy 8:18</a> reminds the Israelites, "But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers, as it is this day." This underscores the belief that wealth is ultimately granted by God and should be used in accordance with His will.<br><br><b>Wisdom Literature</b><br><br>The wisdom literature of the Old Testament, particularly Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, offers nuanced views on wealth. <a href="/proverbs/10-22.htm">Proverbs 10:22</a> states, "The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it," suggesting that true wealth comes from God and is accompanied by peace. However, Proverbs also warns of the dangers of wealth, as in <a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a>: "He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf."<br><br>Ecclesiastes reflects on the futility of wealth when pursued as an end in itself. <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a> observes, "He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile."<br><br><b>New Testament Teachings</b><br><br>In the New Testament, Jesus and the apostles address wealth with a focus on its spiritual implications. Jesus warns of the deceitfulness of riches in the Parable of the Sower (<a href="/matthew/13-22.htm">Matthew 13:22</a>) and challenges the rich young ruler to sell his possessions and follow Him (<a href="/matthew/19-21.htm">Matthew 19:21-22</a>). Jesus famously states in <a href="/matthew/19-24.htm">Matthew 19:24</a>, "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."<br><br>The early church in Acts demonstrated a communal approach to wealth, where believers shared their possessions to ensure no one was in need (<a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a>). The apostle Paul advises Timothy in <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a>, "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 us with everything for our enjoyment. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share."<br><br><b>Spiritual Implications</b><br><br>Throughout Scripture, wealth is seen as a test of character and faithfulness. The Bible encourages believers to view wealth as a tool for serving God and others, rather than an end in itself. The parable of the talents (<a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a>) illustrates the expectation that believers will use their resources wisely and for the advancement of God's kingdom.<br><br>Ultimately, the Bible teaches that true wealth is found in a relationship with God and in the treasures of heaven, as Jesus instructs in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>superl.</I>) Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent; affluent; rich.<p>2. (<I>superl.</I>) Hence, ample; full; satisfactory; abundant.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">WEALTH, WEALTHY</span><p>welth, wel'-thi (hon, chayil, nekhacim; euporia, "to possess riches," "to be in a position of ease" (<a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31</a>)): The possession of wealth is not regarded as sinful, but, on the contrary, was looked upon as a sign of the blessing of God (<a href="/ecclesiastes/5-19.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:19</a>; <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:2</a>). The doctrine of "blessed are the poor, and cursed are the rich" finds no countenance in the Scriptures, for <a href="/luke/6-20.htm">Luke 6:20, 24</a> refers to concrete conditions (disciples and persecutors; note the "ye"). God is the maker of rich and poor alike (<a href="/proverbs/22-2.htm">Proverbs 22:2</a>). But while it is not sinful to be rich it is very dangerous, and certainly perilous to one's salvation (<a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Matthew 19:23</a>). Of this fact the rich young ruler is a striking example (<a href="/luke/18-22.htm">Luke 18:22, 23</a>). It is because of the danger of losing the soul through the possession of wealth that so many exhortations are found in the Scriptures aimed especially at those who have an abundance of this world's goods (<a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a> <a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10, 11</a>; <a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1</a>, etc.). Certain parables are especially worthy of note in this same connection, e.g. the Rich Fool (<a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a>), the Rich Man and Lazarus-if such can be called a parable-(<a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a>). That it is not impossible for men of wealth to be saved, however, is apparent from the narratives, in the Gospels, of such rich men as Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea (<a href="/john/19-38.htm">John 19:38, 39</a> <a href="/matthew/27-57.htm">Matthew 27:57-60</a>), and Zaccheus (<a href="/luke/19-1.htm">Luke 19:1-10</a>). It may fairly be inferred from the Gospel records that James and John, who were disciples of our Lord, were men of considerable means (<a href="/mark/1-19.htm">Mark 1:19, 20</a> <a href="/john/19-27.htm">John 19:27</a>).<br><br>Wealth may be the result of industry (<a href="/proverbs/10-4.htm">Proverbs 10:4</a>), or the result of the special blessing of God (<a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">2 Chronicles 1:11, 12</a>). We are warned to be careful lest at any time we should say "My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember Yahweh thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth" (<a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17, 18</a>).<br><br>Those possessing wealth are liable to certain kinds of sins against which they are frequently warned, e.g., highmindedness (<a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a>); oppression of the poor (<a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6</a>); selfishness (Luke 12 and 16); dishonesty (<a href="/luke/19-1.htm">Luke 19:1-10</a>); self-conceit (<a href="/proverbs/28-11.htm">Proverbs 28:11</a>); self-trust (<a href="/proverbs/18-11.htm">Proverbs 18:11</a>).<br><br>It is of interest to note that in the five places in the New Testament in which the word "lucre"-as applying to wealth-is used, it is prefaced by the word "filthy" (<a href="/1_timothy/3-3.htm">1 Timothy 3:3</a> (the King James Version), 8; <a href="/titus/1-7.htm">Titus 1:7, 11</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2</a>), and that in four of these five places it refers to the income of ministers of the gospel, as though they were particularly susceptible of being led away by the influences and power of money, and so needed special warning.<br><br>The Scriptures are not without instruction as to how we may use our wealth wisely and as well-pleasing to God. The parable of the Unjust Steward (<a href="/nasb/luke/16.htm">Luke 16</a>) exhorts us to "make.... friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness," by which is meant that we should use the wealth which God has committed to us as stewards in order that we may win friends (souls) with it for Him and His kingdom, just as the unfaithful steward used the goods with which his master had entrusted him to make friends for himself. The parable of Dives and Lazarus gives us the sad picture of a selfish rich man who had abused his trust, who had failed to make friends with his money, and who, in the other world, would have given anything just for such a friend (<a href="/luke/16-19.htm">Luke 16:19-31</a>).<br><br>See also <a href="../r/riches.htm">RICHES</a>.<br><br>William Evans<p><a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/4145.htm"><span class="l">4145. plousios -- <b>wealthy</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>wealthy</b>. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: plousios Phonetic Spelling:<br> (ploo'-see-os) Short Definition: rich Definition: rich, abounding in, <b>wealthy</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4145.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/4147.htm"><span class="l">4147. plouteo -- to be rich</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from ploutos Definition to be rich NASB Word Usage abounding in riches<br> (1), become rich (4), become <b>wealthy</b> (1), get rich (1), rich (5). be rich. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4147.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5536.htm"><span class="l">5536. chrema -- a thing that one uses or needs</span></a> <br><b>...</b> possessions. Word Origin from chraomai Definition a thing that one uses or<br> needs NASB Word Usage money (4), <b>wealthy</b> (2). money, riches. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5536.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/4148.htm"><span class="l">4148. ploutizo -- to make rich</span></a> <br><b>...</b> enrich. From ploutos; to make <b>wealthy</b> (figuratively) -- en- (make) rich. see GREEK<br> ploutos. (eploutisthete) -- 1 Occurrence. (ploutizomenoi) -- 1 Occurrence. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4148.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2158.htm"><span class="l">2158. euschemon -- comely</span></a> <br><b>...</b> yoo-skhay'-mone) Short Definition: comely, honorable Definition: (a) comely, seemly,<br> decorous, (b) of honorable position (in society), <b>wealthy</b>, influential. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2158.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/7310.htm"><span class="l">7310. revayah -- saturation</span></a><br><b>...</b> runneth over, <b>wealthy</b>. From ravah; satisfaction -- runneth over, <b>wealthy</b>. see<br> HEBREW ravah. 7309, 7310. revayah. 7311 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7310.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7961.htm"><span class="l">7961. shalev -- quiet, at ease</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), quiet (1), satisfied (1). being at ease, peaceable, in prosperity, quietness,<br> <b>wealthy</b>. Or shaleyv {shaw-lave'}; feminine shlevah <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7961.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/4220.htm"><span class="l">4220. meach -- a fatling</span></a><br><b>...</b> Definition: beasts. Word Origin from an unused word Definition a fatling NASB<br> Word Usage fat beasts (1), <b>wealthy</b> (1). fatling one. From <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4220.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm"><span class="l">2428. chayil -- strength, efficiency, wealth, army</span></a><br><b>...</b> strong (2), substance (1), troops (2), valiant (41), valiant* (4), valiantly (6),<br> valor (18), very powerful (1), warriors (1), wealth (25), <b>wealthy</b> (1), worthy <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2428.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2831.htm"><span class="l">2831. chashman -- ambassador</span></a><br><b>...</b> princes. From an unused root (probably meaning firm or capacious in resources);<br> apparently <b>wealthy</b> -- princes. 2830, 2831. chashman. 2832 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2831.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2044.htm"><span class="l">2044. Hashem -- father of one of David's heroes</span></a><br><b>...</b> Hashem. Perhaps from the same as Chashum; <b>wealthy</b>; Hashem, an Israelite -- Hashem.<br> see HEBREW Chashum. 2043, 2044. Hashem. 2045 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2044.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1431.htm"><span class="l">1431. gadal -- to grow up, become great</span></a><br><b>...</b> become great NASB Word Usage advanced (1), arrogantly (1), became great (1), became<br> greater (2), became rich (1), became tall (1), became...<b>wealthy</b> (1), become <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1431.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/severus/life_and_writings_of_sulpitius_severus_/chapter_xxii_a_certain_young.htm"><span class="l">"A Certain Young Man from Asia, Exceedingly <b>Wealthy</b>, of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Dialogues of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter XXII. "A certain young man from<br> Asia, exceedingly <b>wealthy</b>, of distinguished family? "A <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter xxii a certain young.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_viii_antiphonal_hymns_against_the.htm"><span class="l">Antiphonal Hymns against the Arians Introduced by John. The <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> John. The Interests of the Orthodox are much augmented by the Teachings<br> of John, while the <b>Wealthy</b> are More and More Enraged. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter viii antiphonal hymns against the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_cxxiii.htm"><span class="l">Psalm CXXIII.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 6. "Our soul is filled exceedingly; a reproach to the <b>wealthy</b>, and a contempt to<br> the proud" (ver.4). We were asking who were "the <b>wealthy</b>:" he hath expounded <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm cxxiii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_with_world_winners/inasmuch.htm"><span class="l">"Inasmuch. "</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He might not be any better understood in New York than He was in Jerusalem,<br> but the doors of the <b>wealthy</b> would quickly open to Him. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks with world winners/inasmuch.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_story_of_prophets_and_kings/chapter_54_a_rebuke_against.htm"><span class="l">A Rebuke against Extortion</span></a> <br><b>...</b> To add to the distress of the poor, the more <b>wealthy</b> among the Jews had taken<br> advantage of their necessities, thus enriching themselves. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 54 a rebuke against.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/jesus_law_for_the_use.htm"><span class="l">Jesus' Law for the Use of Money.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He is talking about the dishonest overseer of a <b>wealthy</b> man's estate. <b>...</b> You<br> remember the very old story of the <b>wealthy</b> man who died. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/jesus law for the use.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cyprian/the_treatises_of_cyprian/treatise_ii_on_the_dress.htm"><span class="l">Treatise ii. On the Dress of virgins.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Therefore, Even If She Be <b>Wealthy</b>, She Should Consider Certainly How to Use Wealth,<br> But for Good Purposes, for Those Things Which God Has Commanded, to Wit <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cyprian/the treatises of cyprian/treatise ii on the dress.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lardner/a_vindication_of_three_of_our_blessed_saviours_miracles/section_iii_answer_to_mr.htm"><span class="l">Answer to Mr. W's Third Objection.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> day-labourer is as useful, as raising a prince; and opening the eyes of a blind<br> beggar by the way side, as curing a powerful magistrate, or a <b>wealthy</b> merchant. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section iii answer to mr.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/wee_ones_bible_stories/ruth_and_naomi.htm"><span class="l">Ruth and Naomi.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and sons. There lived in Bethlehem a man named Boaz, who was a relative<br> of Naomi's husband, and who was also very <b>wealthy</b>. He had <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/wee ones bible stories/ruth and naomi.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/the_worlds_great_sermons_volume_10/jowett__apostolic_optimism.htm"><span class="l">Jowett -- Apostolic Optimism</span></a> <br><b>...</b> No one can be five minutes in the companionship of the Apostle Paul without discovering<br> how <b>wealthy</b> is his sense of the <b>wealthy</b>, redeeming ministry of God. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/the worlds great sermons volume 10/jowett apostolic optimism.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/w/wealthy.htm"><span class="l"><b>Wealthy</b> (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. WEALTH, <b>WEALTHY</b>. <b>...</b> See also RICHES. William<br> Evans. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Wealthy</b> (22 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wealthy.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/laodicea.htm"><span class="l">Laodicea (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> routes, it was a place of little consequence until the Roman province of Asia was<br> formed in 190 BC It then suddenly became a great and <b>wealthy</b> center of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/laodicea.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/chiefs.htm"><span class="l">Chiefs (227 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Chiefs of Asia: "Asiarchs," the title given to certain <b>wealthy</b> persons annually<br> appointed to preside over the religious festivals and games in the various <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/chiefs.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/asia.htm"><span class="l">Asia (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The "chiefs of Asia" (Acts 19:31) were certain <b>wealthy</b> citizens who were annually<br> elected to preside over the games and religious festivals of the several <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/asia.htm - 71k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/schoolmaster.htm"><span class="l">Schoolmaster (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Schoolmaster" is a translation of paidagogos, literally, "child-leader." This<br> paidagagos was not a teacher but a slave, to whom in <b>wealthy</b> families the general <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/schoolmaster.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wealth.htm"><span class="l">Wealth (340 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> WEALTH, <b>WEALTHY</b>. <b>...</b> Matthew 27:57 Towards sunset there came a <b>wealthy</b> inhabitant of<br> Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself also had become a disciple of Jesus. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wealth.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm"><span class="l">Ephesus (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The <b>wealthy</b> king Croesus supplied it with many of its stone columns, and the pilgrims<br> from all the oriental world brought it of their wealth. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/ephesus.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/drunkenness.htm"><span class="l">Drunkenness (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Thus, Amos proclaims judgment on the voluptuous and dissolute rulers of Samaria<br> "that drink wine in (large) bowls" (Amos 6:6), and the <b>wealthy</b> ladies who press <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/drunkenness.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wean.htm"><span class="l">Wean</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wean.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/songs.htm"><span class="l">Songs (100 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The fidelity of the Shulammite to her shepherd lover, notwithstanding the blandishments<br> of the <b>wealthy</b> and gifted king, stands as a rebuke to the notion that <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/songs.htm - 62k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/was-Jesus-rich.html">Was Jesus rich/wealthy? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-wealth.html">What does the Bible say about wealth? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Theophilus-Luke-Acts.html">Who was Theophilus at the beginning of Luke and Acts? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/wealthy.htm">Wealthy: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Wealthy (22 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/27-57.htm">Matthew 27:57</a></span><br />Towards sunset there came a <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> inhabitant of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself also had become a disciple of Jesus.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/10-23.htm">Mark 10:23</a></span><br />And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Mark 12:41</a></span><br />Having taken a seat opposite the Treasury, He observed how the people were dropping money into the Treasury, and that many of the <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> threw in large sums.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/18-24.htm">Luke 18:24</a></span><br />And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/19-2.htm">Luke 19:2</a></span><br />There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/3-17.htm">Revelation 3:17</a></span><br />For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15</a></span><br />The kings of the earth and the great men, the military chiefs, the <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> and the powerful--all, whether slaves or free men--hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15</a></span><br />Those who traded in these things, who grew <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> through her, will stand afar off, struck with terror at her punishment,<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/13-2.htm">Genesis 13:2</a></span><br />and Abram 'is' exceedingly <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> in cattle, in silver, and in gold.<br /><span class="source">(YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/24-35.htm">Genesis 24:35</a></span><br />Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, and camels and donkeys.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/26-13.htm">Genesis 26:13</a></span><br />And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/25-2.htm">1 Samuel 25:2</a></span><br />There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/19-32.htm">2 Samuel 19:32</a></span><br />Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even eighty years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8</a></span><br />And it came to pass on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.<br /><span class="source">(DBY RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/15-20.htm">2 Kings 15:20</a></span><br />And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, of all those who were <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span>, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.<br /><span class="source">(DBY RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/4-2.htm">Nehemiah 4:2</a></span><br />and saith before his brethren and the force of Samaria, yea, he saith, 'What 'are' the weak Jews doing? are they left to themselves? do they sacrifice? do they complete in a day? do they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish? -- and they burnt!'<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/job/27-19.htm">Job 27:19</a></span><br />He lieth down rich, but there shall be not to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Psalms 66:12</a></span><br />Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> place. <br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-12.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:12</a></span><br />Sweet 'is' the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> is not suffering him to sleep. <br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Isaiah 5:17</a></span><br />Then the lambs will get food as in their grass-lands, and the fat cattle will be feasting in the waste places.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/49-31.htm">Jeremiah 49:31</a></span><br />Arise, get you up unto the <span class="boldtext">wealthy</span> nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/12-8.htm">Hosea 12:8</a></span><br />And Ephraim saith: 'Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself, All my labours -- they find not against me iniquity that 'is' sin.'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/w/wealthy.htm">Wealthy</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/weaned.htm">Weaned (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wealthy.htm">Wealthy (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/child.htm">Child (355 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/alienate.htm">Alienate (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/weaning.htm">Weaning (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/w/wealth_of_nations.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Wealth of Nations"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Wealth of Nations" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/w/wealthy_landowners.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Wealthy Landowners"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Wealthy Landowners" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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