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The wealth of a rich man is his stronghold; he regards it… Proverbs 18:11

The wealth of a rich man is his stronghold;
he regards it as a high wall that cannot be scaled.
Proverbs 18:11 money materialism
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.
Psalm 33:12 God reward blessing

Then Peter asked, “Ananias, why has Satan so gained control of your heart that you lied to the Holy Spirit and retained part of the sale price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not belong to you? And after it was sold, were not the proceeds yours? What caused you to contrive this scheme? You have lied not to men but to God.”
Acts 5:3-4 lying money honesty
You shall be holy, for I, the Lord, am holy. I have chosen you from among all people that you shall be mine.
Leviticus 20:26 holiness life
For it is by grace that you have been saved through faith. This has not come from you but from the gift of God. It does not come from works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 grace faith salvation
Be doers of the word and not just hearers who only deceive themselves.
James 1:22 obedience Word of God listening
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his very life? Or what can he give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 16:26 materialism life soul
Exhort slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give them satisfaction in every respect. They are not to talk back to them, nor are they to steal from them. Rather, they should show themselves to be completely trustworthy so that in every way they may add luster to the doctrine of God our Savior.
Titus 2:9-10 slavery work
Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless
is the man devoid of self-control.
Proverbs 25:28 self-control desires
He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live in righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
1 Peter 2:24 sin righteousness healing
Indeed, it is seldom that anyone will die for a just person, although perhaps for a good person someone might be willing to die. Thus, God proved his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
Romans 5:7-8 sin salvation death
How great you are, Lord God! There is no one like you, and there is no God except you alone, as everything that we have heard confirms.
2 Samuel 7:22 God worship
The Lord will fulfill his plan for me.
Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever;
do not forsake the work of your hands.
Psalm 138:8 reliability God safety
However, each one of you should love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife should respect her husband.
Ephesians 5:33 marriage relationships
If anyone thinks that he is religious but does not restrain his tongue, he is deceiving himself, and his religion is worthless.
James 1:26 speaking
Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not treat them harshly.
Colossians 3:18-19 humility marriage relationships
My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad.
Proverbs 23:15 wisdom heart joy
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and offered worship and service to the creature rather than to the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful passions. Their women exchanged natural intercourse for unnatural practices. Likewise, men gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameful acts with men and received in their own persons the fitting penalty for their perversion. Furthermore, since these people did not see fit to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their depraved way of thinking and to all types of vile behavior.
Romans 1:25-28 idols sexuality desires
May he give you your heart’s desire
and grant you success in all your plans.
Psalm 20:5 planning blessing heart
Not because of any righteous deeds on our part
but because of his mercy,
he saved us through the bath of rebirth
and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5 salvation Holy Spirit rebirth
Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father,
and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you;
far better is a friend nearby
than a brother who is far away.
Proverbs 27:10 friendship family neighbor
After this, he said to the crowd, “Take care to be on your guard against all kinds of greed. Life does not depend upon an abundance of one’s possessions.”
Luke 12:15 money greed materialism
Whoever observes the commandments will live,
but the one who scorns them will die.
Proverbs 19:16 law eternal life sin
Thus you could understand that the Lord, your God, was disciplining you, just like a father disciplines his son.
Deuteronomy 8:5 Father learning punishment
You shall obey his statutes and the commandments that I give you today, so that all may go well with you and your children after you, and that you may live long in the land that the Lord, your God, has given you for all time.
Deuteronomy 4:40 law obedience blessing