Gen 31:1, Deu 8:12-14, Psa 49:6-7, 17, 52:7, 62:10, Pro 10:15, 11:28 | ESV | STEP | Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying , Jacob has taken all that was our father’s , and from what was our father’s he has gained all this wealth .

Genesis 31:1

Jacob Flees from Laban

1 Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has gained all this wealth.”

Deuteronomy 8:12-14

12 ^alest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, 14 ^bthen your heart be lifted up, and you ^cforget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,

Psalms 49:6-7

6 those who ^dtrust in their wealth
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7 Truly no man ^ecan ransom another,
or ^fgive to God ^gthe price of his life,

Psalms 49:17

17 ^hFor when he dies he will ⁱcarry nothing away;
his glory will not go down after him.

Psalms 52:7

7 “See the man who would not make
God his refuge,
but ^jtrusted in the abundance of his riches
and sought refuge in his own destruction!” ^{▼▼Or in his work of destruction}

Psalms 62:10

10 Put no trust in extortion;
^lset no vain hopes on robbery;
^mif riches increase, set not your heart on them.

Proverbs 10:15

15 ⁿA rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

Proverbs 11:28

28 Whoever ^otrusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will ^pflourish like a green leaf.