Pro 18:11, 23:4, Isa 10:13-14, Eze 28:3-5, Luk 16:13-14, 1Cor 3:18-19 | ESV | STEP | A rich man’s wealth is his strong city , and like a high wall in his imagination .

i[See ver. 2 above]

j[See ver. 9 above]

k[ch. 11:39; 20:47]

l 2 Tim. 3:2; [1 Tim. 6:10]

m ch. 23:35

n[Isa. 5:21; Gal. 6:3]

o[ch. 8:2; Jer. 8:8, 9]

pSee ch. 1:20

qCited from Job 5:13

Proverbs 18:11

11 ^aA rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.

Proverbs 23:4

4 ^bDo not toil to acquire wealth;
^cbe discerning enough to desist.

Isaiah 10:13-14

13 ^dFor he says:

“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I remove the boundaries of peoples,
and plunder their treasures;
like a bull I bring down those who sit on thrones.
14 My hand has found like a nest
the wealth of the peoples;
and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken,
so I have gathered all the earth;
and there was none that moved a wing
or opened the mouth or chirped.”

Ezekiel 28:3-5

3 ^eyou are indeed wiser ^fthan ^gDaniel;
no secret is hidden from you;
4 by your wisdom and your understanding
^hyou 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 ⁱyour heart has become proud in your wealth—

Luke 16:13-14

13 ^jNo servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

The Law and the Kingdom of God

14 ^kThe Pharisees, who were ^llovers of money, heard all these things, and they ^mridiculed him.

1 Corinthians 3:18-19

18 ⁿLet no one deceive himself. ^oIf anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For ^pthe wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ^q“He catches the wise in their craftiness,”