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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
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