Ecclesiastes 5:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,”
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“There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”
King James Version · Public Domain“There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 5:13 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 13:5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
- Genesis 14:16He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
- Genesis 19:14So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.
- Genesis 19:26But Lot’s wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
- Genesis 19:31One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
- Proverbs 1:19Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
- Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- Proverbs 27:24for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
- Ecclesiastes 4:8There 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.
- Ecclesiastes 6:1There is another evil I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavily upon mankind:
- Ecclesiastes 8:9All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
- Isaiah 2:20In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.
- Isaiah 32:6For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
- Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
- Luke 12:16Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
- Luke 16:1Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
- Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
- Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
- Luke 18:22On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
- Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
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