To: Raymond Duray who wrote (15168 ) 2/4/2002 8:16:53 PM From: exdaytrader76 Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 18137 Not to be inappropriately pious, this is a neat read: from bible.gospelcom.net Search for "rich man," slightly edited Psalm 49:16 Psalm 49 Psalm 49:15-17 Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases; Psalm 49:20 Psalm 49 Psalm 49:19-21 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish. Proverbs 5:10 Proverbs 5 Proverbs 5:9-11 lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich another man's house. Proverbs 13:7 Proverbs 13 Proverbs 13:6-8 One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. Proverbs 13:8 Proverbs 13 Proverbs 13:7-9 A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat. Proverbs 14:20 Proverbs 14 Proverbs 14:19-21 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. Proverbs 18:23 Proverbs 18 Proverbs 18:22-24 A poor man pleads for mercy, but a rich man answers harshly. Proverbs 28:6 Proverbs 28 Proverbs 28:5-7 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse. Proverbs 28:11 Proverbs 28 Proverbs 28:10-12 A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has discernment sees through him. Proverbs 28:20 Proverbs 28 Proverbs 28:19-21 A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:22 Proverbs 28 Proverbs 28:21-23 A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him. Ecclesiastes 5:12 Ecclesiastes 5 Ecclesiastes 5:11-13 The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep. Ecclesiastes 10:6 Ecclesiastes 10 Ecclesiastes 10:5-7 Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones. Jeremiah 9:23 Jeremiah 9 Jeremiah 9:22-24 This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, Jeremiah 17:11 Jeremiah 17 Jeremiah 17:10-12 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay is the man who gains riches by unjust means. When his life is half gone, they will desert him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool. Jeremiah 51:13 Jeremiah 51 Jeremiah 51:12-14 You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to be cut off. Matthew 19:23 Matthew 19 Matthew 19:22-24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19:24 Matthew 19 Matthew 19:23-25 Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Mark 10:25 Mark 10 Mark 10:24-26 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." Luke 16:19 Luke 16 Luke 16:18-20 "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. Luke 18:25 Luke 18 Luke 18:24-26 Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." 1 Timothy 6:9 1 Timothy 6 1 Timothy 6:8-10 People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 1 Timothy 6:17 1 Timothy 6 1 Timothy 6:16-18 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. 1 Timothy 6:18 1 Timothy 6 1 Timothy 6:17-19 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. James 1:11 James 1 James 1:10-12 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich man will fade away even while he goes about his business.