POVERTY-RICHES

(A) POVERTY

(1) General References to

Pr 10:15; 30:8; Isa 3:7

--SEE Poor, POVERTY

(2) Of the Righteous, Examples of

-- Gideon
Jud 6:15

-- The Widow of Zarephath
1Ki 17:12

-- The Prophet's widow
2Ki 4:1

-- Christ
Mt 8:20

-- The widow who gave two mites
Mr 12:42

-- Paul
2Co 6:10; 8:9

-- The church at Smyrna
Re 2:9

(3) Contributing Causes of Sinful

Indolence
Pr 6:10,11

Parsimony
Pr 11:24

Love of Pleasure
Pr 21:17

Drunkenness and Gluttony
Pr 23:21; 24:34

Evil Associations
Pr 28:19

--SEE Slothfulness, BUSINESS LIFE
Want,

(B) SPIRITUAL POVERTY

(1) Destitution of the Truth

2Ch 15:3; Ps 74:9; La 2:9; Eze 7:26; Am 8:11
Lu 15:14; Eph 2:12; 1Ti 6:5; Re 3:17

--SEE Spiritual Drought, DROUGHT

(2) Examples of Moral and Spiritual Bankruptcy

Inhabitants of Jerusalem
Jer 5:4

The Bankrupt Servant
Mt 18:23-25

The Prodigal Son
Lu 15:14

The Gentiles
Eph 2:12

The Laodicean Church
Re 3:17

(C) THE POOR

(1) General References to

De 15:11; Zep 3:12; Mt 26:11

--SEE Poverty, POVERTY
Beggars, BEGGARS
& BEGGARS

(2) Divine Care for

1Sa 2:8; Job 36:6; Ps 10:14; 35:10; Ec 5:8; Jer 20:13; Lu 16:22

--SEE Compassion, SYMPATHY
Poor and Needy, POOR AND NEEDY
Promises to the Poor, PROMISES, DIVINE

(3) Justice to, Enjoined

Ps 82:3; Pr 21:13; 29:14; Jer 22:16

--SEE Oppression (1), CRUELTY
Partiality (1), INJUSTICE
Justice (2), JUSTICE

(4) Kindness to Enjoined

Ex 23:11; Le 25:25; De 15:7; 24:12; Ps 41:1; Pr 14:21; 19:17
Pr 28:27; Mt 19:21; Ga 2:10

--SEE Kindness, KINDNESS
& KINDNESS
Benevolence, LIBERALITY
& LIBERALITY
Widow and Fatherless, WIDOW AND FATHERLESS
& WIDOW AND FATHERLESS

(5) Neglect and Oppression of

2Sa 12:4; Job 24:4; Ps 10:2; 109:16; Pr 17:5; 30:14
Isa 3:15; 32:7; Eze 18:12; Am 2:6; 5:11; Hab 3:14

--SEE Oppression, CRUELTY
Extortion Condemned, BUSINESS LIFE
Neglect, INDIFFERENCE

(6) Despised

Pr 14:20; 19:7; Ec 9:16; Jas 2:6

--SEE Partiality, INJUSTICE

-- Promises to. See PROMISES, DIVINE

(D) RICHES, EARTHLY (Select Readings)

Lu 12:16-21; 16:19-31

(1) The Gift of God

De 8:18; 1Ch 29:12; Ec 5:19; Ho 2:8

(2) The Perils of

Incline to Forgetfulness of God
De 8:13,14

Beget Avarice
Ps 62:10

Endanger Integrity
Pr 28:20

Hinder Entrance into God's Kingdom
Mt 19:23

Result in Barrenness of Life
Mr 4:19

Subject Men to Powerful Temptations
1Ti 6:9

--SEE Prosperity, PROSPERITY
& PROSPERITY
Worldliness, WORLDLINESS
& WORLDLINESS
Covetousness, COVETOUSNESS
& COVETOUSNESS
Trust in Riches, INSECURITY

(3) Profit not in Time of Trial

Pr 11:4; Ec 6:2; Zep 1:18; Re 18:17

(4) Not Necessarily Destructive - Good men possessed of

Ge 13:2; 26:14; 30:43; 32:5; 36:7; 2Sa 19:32; 1Ch 29:28
2Ch 1:15; 9:22; Job 1:3; Mt 27:57

(5) Fleeting and Uncertain

Job 20:28; Ps 49:10; Pr 23:5; 27:24; Ec 2:18,26; Jer 17:11
1Ti 6:7

(6) Are Deceptive Treasures

Hag 1:6; Lu 12:21; 1Ti 6:7; Heb 11:26; Re 3:17

(7) The Accumulation of, Disappointing

Job 27:16,17; Ps 39:6; Ec 2:26; Eze 28:4
Mt 6:19; Lu 12:21; Jas 5:3

--SEE Avarice, COVETOUSNESS
& COVETOUSNESS

--, Trust in. See INSECURITY


(E) SPIRITUAL RICHES

(1) General References to

Enduring
Pr 8:18

God's Blessing the Source of
Pr 10:22

A Paradox
Pr 13:7

Discovered by Spiritual Vision
Eph 1:18

Unsearchable
Eph 3:8

More Precious than Earthly
Heb 11:26

The Inheritance of God's Elect
Jas 2:5

--SEE Spiritual Heritage, INHERITANCE
Riches of Grace, GRACE, DIVINE

(2) Examples of

1Co 1:5; 2Co 6:10; 8:9; Re 2:9

--SEE Heirs (2), CHURCH, THE

(F) SPIRITUAL INVESTMENTS secure spiritual treasures

Mt 6:20; 13:44; 19:21; Lu 12:23; Php 3:8; 1Ti 6:19; Re 3:18

--SEE Heritage, INHERITANCE
& INHERITANCE

(G) SPIRITUAL TRAFFIC exhortations to men to engage in

Pr 23:23; Isa 55:1; Mt 13:44; 25:9; Re 3:18