Pro 23:4-5, 28:16, Jer 6:13, 22:17-18, Mic 2:2, Hab 2:9, Mar 7:22 | ESV | STEP | Do not toil to acquire wealth ; be discerning enough to desist .

m[See ver. 6 above]

n[Isa. 14:13]

o Jer. 49:16; [Num. 24:21]

p 2 Cor. 12:21; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 4:19; 2 Pet. 2:7; Jude 4

qSee Matt. 6:23 (Gk.)

r Eph. 4:31; Col. 3:8; 1 Tim. 6:4

sSee Luke 1:51

t[Eph. 5:17]

Proverbs 23:4-5

4 ^aDo not toil to acquire wealth;
^bbe discerning enough to desist.
5 When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
^cfor suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 28:16

16 A ruler who ^dlacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

Jeremiah 6:13

13 ^e“For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone ^fis greedy for unjust gain;
and from ^gprophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.

Jeremiah 22:17-18

17 But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
^hfor shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”
18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

ⁱ“They shall not lament for him, saying,
^j‘Ah, my brother!’ or ‘Ah, sister!’
They shall not lament for him, saying,
^k‘Ah, lord!’ or ‘Ah, his majesty!’

Micah 2:2

2 They covet fields and ^lseize them,
and houses, and take them away;
they oppress a man and his house,
a man and his inheritance.

Habakkuk 2:9

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

Mark 7:22

22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, ^psensuality, ^qenvy, ^rslander, ^spride, ^tfoolishness.