Jer 9:23, Eze 28:4-5, Hab 2:9, Zep 1:18, Luk 12:16-21, 16:14 | ESV | STEP | Thus says the Lord : Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom , let not the mighty man boast in his might , let not the rich man boast in his riches ,

23 Thus says the Lord: ^a“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,

Ezekiel 28:4-5

4 by your wisdom and your understanding
^byou have made wealth for yourself,
and have gathered gold and silver
into your treasuries;
5 by your great wisdom in your trade
you have increased your wealth,
and ^cyour heart has become proud in your wealth—

Habakkuk 2:9

9 ^d“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
^eto ^fset his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!

Zephaniah 1:18

18 ^gNeither their silver nor their gold
shall be able to deliver them
on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
^hIn the fire of his jealousy,
ⁱall the earth shall be consumed;
^jfor a full and sudden end
he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Luke 12:16-21

16 And he told them a parable, saying, ^k“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ^l‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my ^mbarns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up ⁿfor many years; relax, ^oeat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ^p‘Fool! ^qThis night ^ryour soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, ^swhose will they be?’ 21 So is the one ^twho lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Luke 16:14

The Law and the Kingdom of God

14 ^uThe Pharisees, who were ^vlovers of money, heard all these things, and they ^wridiculed him.