Pro 18:11, 23:5, Isa 5:8, Hos 12:8, Hab 1:16, Mat 6:19-21, 1Ti 6:17 | ESV | STEP | A rich man’s wealth is his strong city , and like a high wall in his imagination .

l[See ver. 19 above]

m 2 Tim. 4:10; Titus 2:12

n Rom. 11:20; 12:3, 16

oSee Mark 10:24

p Prov. 23:5; [Matt. 13:22]

qSee Acts 14:17

Proverbs 18:11

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

Proverbs 23:5

5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
^bfor suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to the Wicked

8 Woe to those who ^cjoin house to house,
who add field to field,
until there is no more room,
and you are made to dwell alone
in the midst of the land.

Hosea 12:8

8 Ephraim has said, “Ah, but ^dI am rich;
I have found wealth for myself;
in all my labors ^ethey cannot find in me iniquity or sin.”

Habakkuk 1:16

16 ^fTherefore he sacrifices to his net
and makes offerings to his dragnet;
for by them he lives in luxury, ^{▼▼Hebrew his portion is fat}
and his food is rich.

Matthew 6:19-21

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

19 ^h“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where ⁱmoth and rust ^{▼▼Or worm; also verse 20} destroy and where thieves ^kbreak in and steal, 20 ^lbut lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

1 Timothy 6:17

17 As for the rich in ^mthis present age, charge them ⁿnot to be haughty, nor ^oto set their hopes on ^pthe uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^qwho richly provides us with everything to enjoy.