Riches BE NOT OVERANXIOUS FOR Riches PRO 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: THE BLESSING OF THE LORD BRINGS Riches PRO 10:22 The blessing of the Lord, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. Riches CANNOT DELIVER IN THE DAY OF GOD'S WRATH ZEP 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. REV 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; REV 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: REV 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Riches CANNOT REDEEM THE SOUL PSA 49:6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; PSA 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: PSA 49:8 For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases for ever: PSA 49:9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. Riches CANNOT SECURE PROSPERITY JAM 1:11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and the flower thereof falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. DANGER OF MISUSING Riches, ILLUSTRATED LUK 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: LUK 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, LUK 16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. LUK 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; LUK 16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. LUK 16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. LUK 16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime receives you good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you art tormented. DECEITFULNESS OF Riches, CHOKES THE WORD MAT 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that hears the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. DENOUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO ABUSE Riches JAM 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. JAM 5:2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. JAM 5:3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. you have heaped treasure together for the last days. JAM 5:4 Behold, the hire of the labors who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbath. JAM 5:5 you have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. DENOUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO GET Riches, BY VANITY PRO 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase. PRO 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. DENOUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO GET Riches UNLAWFULLY JER 17:11 As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. DENOUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO HOARD UP Riches ECC 5:13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. ECC 5:14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begets a son, and there is nothing in his hand. JAM 5:3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. you have heaped treasure together for the last days. DENOUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO INCREASE Riches BY OPPRESSION PRO 22:16 He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to want. HAB 2:6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increases that which is not his! how long? and to him that lads himself with thick clay! HAB 2:7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and you will be for booties unto them? HAB 2:8 Because you hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. MIC 2:2 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. MIC 2:3 Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which you shall not remove your necks; neither shall you go haughtily: for this time is evil. DENOUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO RECEIVE THIER CONSOLATION FROM Riches LUK 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for you have received your consolation. DENOUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO SPEND UPON THEIR APPETITE JOB 20:15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. JOB 20:16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. JOB 20:17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. DENOUNCIATIONS AGAINST THOSE WHO TRUST IN Riches PRO 11:28 He that trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. Riches DESCRIBBED AS CORRUPTIBLE JAM 5:2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 1PE 1:18 Forasmuch as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; Riches DESCRIBBED AS DECEITFUL MAT 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that hears the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. Riches DESCRIBBED AS FLEETING PRO 23:5 Wilt you set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. REV 18:16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! REV 18:17 For in one hour so great riches is come to naught. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, REV 18:18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! REV 18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. REV 18:20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. REV 18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. REV 18:22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of what so ever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; REV 18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for you merchants were the great men of the earth; for by you sorceries were all nations deceived. REV 18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. Riches DESCRIBBED AS LIABLE TO BE STOLEN MAT 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: Riches DESCRIBBED AS PERISHABLE JER 48:36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kirheres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished. Riches DESCRIBBED AS TEMPORARY PRO 27:24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? Riches DESCRIBBED AS THICK CLAY HAB 2:6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increases that which is not his! how long? and to him that lads himself with thick clay! Riches DESCRIBBED AS UNCLEAN 1TI 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy; Riches DESCRIBBED AS UNSATISFYING ECC 4:8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. ECC 4:5 The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh. ECC 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls; for he hath not another to help him up. FOLLY AND DANGER OF TRUSTING TO Riches, ILLUSTRATED LUK 12:16 And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: LUK 12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? LUK 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. LUK 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. LUK 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night you soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which you hast provided? LUK 12:21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Riches GIVE WORLDLY POWER PRO 22:7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. GOD GIVES Riches 1SA 2:7 The Lord makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up. ECC 5:19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God. GOD GIVES POWER TO OBTAIN Riches DEU 8:18 But you will remember the Lord you God: for it is he that gives you power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore unto you fathers, as it is this day. GUILT OF REJOICING IN Riches JOB 31:25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; JOB 31:28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. GUILT OF TRUSTING IN Riches JOB 31:24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, You art my confidence; JOB 31:28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. EZE 28:4 With you wisdom and with thine understanding you hast gotten you riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into you treasures: EZE 28:5 By you great wisdom and by you traffic hast you increased you riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of you riches: EZE 28:8 They shall bring you down to the pit, and you will die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. HEAVENLY TREASURE SUPERIOR TO Riches MAT 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: MAT 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: LABOR NOT FOR Riches PRO 23:4 Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. LIFE CONSISTS NOT IN ABUNDANCE OF Riches LUK 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses. LOVE OF Riches, THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL 1TI 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Riches OF THE WICKED, LAID UP FOR THE JUST PRO 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. Riches OFTEN AN OBSTRUCTION TO THE RECEPTION OF THE GOSPEL MAR 10:23 And Yeshua looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! MAR 10:24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Yeshua answers again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! MAR 10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO ANXIETY ECC 5:12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO DENYING GOD PRO 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: PRO 30:9 L I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or l I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO FORGETTING GOD DEU 8:13 And when you herds and you flocks multiply, and you silver and you gold is multiplied, and all that you hast is multiplied; DEU 8:14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and you forget the Lord you God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; Riches OFTEN LEAD TO FORSAKING GOD DEU 32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: you art waxen fat, you art grown thick, you art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO FRAUD JAM 5:4 Behold, the hire of the labors who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabbath. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO OPPRESSION JAM 2:6 But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? Riches OFTEN LEAD TO AN OVERBEARING SPIRIT PRO 18:23 The poor uses entreaties; but the rich answers roughly. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO PRIDE EZE 28:5 By you great wisdom and by you traffic hast you increased you riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of you riches: HOS 12:8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labors they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO REBELLING AGAINST GOD NEH 9:25 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and olive yards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in you great goodness. NEH 9:26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast you law behind their backs, and slew you prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO REJECTING THE MESSIAH MAT 19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. MAR 10:22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY PRO 28:11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searches him out. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO SENSUAL INDULGENCE LUK 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: JAM 5:5 you have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. Riches OFTEN LEAD TO VIOLENCE MIC 6:12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. PROFIT NOT IN THE DAY OF WRATH PRO 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivers from death. THEY WHO COVET Riches BRING TROUBLE TO THEIR FAMILIES PRO 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hats gifts shall live. THEY WHO COVET Riches BRING TROUBLE ON THEMSELVES 1TI 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. THEY WHO COVET Riches ERR FROM THE FAITH 1TI 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. THEY WHO COVET Riches FALL INTO HURTFUL LUSTS 1TI 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. THEY WHO COVET Riches FALL INTO TEMPTATION AND A SNARE 1TI 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. THEY WHO COVET Riches USE UNLAWFUL MEANS TO ACQUIRE PRO 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent. THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD ASCRIBE THEM TO GOD 1CH 12:1 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD BE LIBERAL IN ALL THINGS 1TI 6:18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD DEVOTE TREM TO GOD'S SERVICE 1CH 29:3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house. MAR 12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. MAR 12:43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: MAR 12:44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD ESTEEM IT A PRIVILEGE TO BE ALLOWED TO GIVE 1CH 29:14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD GIVE TO THEM TO THE POOR MAT 19:21 Yeshua said unto him, If you wilt be perfect, go and sell that you hast, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. 1JO 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him? THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD NOT BOAST OF OBTAINING THEM DEU 8:17 And you say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD NOT GLORY IN THEM JER 9:23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD NOT HOARD THEM UP MAT 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD NOT SET THE HEART ON THEM PSA 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD NOT BE HIGH-MINDED 1TI 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy; THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD NOT TRUST IN THEM JOB 31:24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, You art my confidence; 1TI 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy; THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD USE THEM IN PROMOTING THE SALVATION OF OTHERS LUK 16:9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. THEY WHO POSSESS Riches, SHOULD, WHEN CONVERTED, REJOICE IN BEING HUMBLE JAM 1:9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: JAM 1:10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. THIS WORLD'S Riches, BELONG TO GOD HAG 2:8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts. TRUE Riches, DESCRIBED EPH 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of The Messiah; 1CO 1:30 But of him are you in The Messiah Yeshua, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: COL 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 1PE 2:7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, VANITY OF HEAPING UP Riches PSA 39:6 Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heaps up riches, and knows not who shall gather them. ECC 5:10 He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loves abundance with increase: this is also vanity. ECC 5:11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? THE WICKED BOAST THEMSELVES IN Riches PSA 49:6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; PSA 52:7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. THE WICKED HAVE TROUBLE WITH Riches PRO 15:6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. 1TI 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 1TI 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. THE WICKED HEAP UP Riches JOB 27:16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; PSA 39:6 Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heaps up riches, and knows not who shall gather them. ECC 2:26 For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. THE WICKED KEEP Riches TO THEIR HURT ECC 5:13 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. THE WICKED MUST LEAVE Riches, TO OTHERS PSA 49:10 For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. THE WICKED OFTEN INCREASE IN Riches PSA 73:12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. 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THESE STUDIES ARE PREPARED WITH THE USE OF A COMPUTOR, A DICTIONARY, A KING JAMES BIBLE, AND A BIBLE PROGRAM. ----------------------------------------------------- Please Detach This Page and Give It To Someone !!!!! ----------------------------------------------------- PROSPERITY MATERIAL, DANGERS OF PSA 73:12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. PRO 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent. MAR 10:24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Yeshua answers again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! LUK 18:25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. MATERIAL, FROM THE LORD 1SA 2:7 The Lord makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up. 2KI 18:7 And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whither so ever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. MATERIAL, LIMITATIONS OF PSA 49:10 For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 1TI 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. JOH 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. SPIRITUAL, OF THE MESSIAHIAN 3JO 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as you soul prospers. SPIRITUAL, OF LIBERAL SOULS PRO 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself. SPIRITUAL, OF THOSE WHO LOVE GOD PSA 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. SPIRITUAL, OF THOSE WHO TRUST GOD PSA 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. DEFINITIONS OF WORDS HEBREW/ GREEK from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible SUCCESS WISELY PROSPER / PROSPERED PROSPERITY/ PROSPERS/ PROSPEROUS subject reference numbers SUCCESS WISELY 2249 7919 995 2451 5430 PROSPER: 6743 7919 7951 3787 2137 PROSPERED: 6743 7919 1980 6744 7999 2137 PROSPERITY: 6743 2896 7961 7962 PROSPERS: 6743 7919 6744 2137 PROSPEROUS: 6743 7999 2137 995>> pg# 20 understand, attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, can skill full, teach, think, cause, make to, get, give, have, understanding, view, deal wisely, man. 1980>> pg# 33 all along, apace, behave self, come, on continually, be conversant, depart, + be eased, enter, exercise self, + follow, forth, forward, get, go, about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up, and, down, + greater, grow, be want to haunt, lead, march, x more and more, move self, needs, on, pass away, be at the point, quite, run along, + send, speedily, spread, still, surely, + tail-bearer, + traveler, walk abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places, wander, wax, way- faring man, x be weak, whirl. 2137>> pg# 35 from 2135... to be translucent: to be innocent:-be make clean, cleanse, be clear, count pure. 2249>> pg# 36 from 2266... to join by means of spells to fascinate:- charmer be compact, couple together, have fellowship with, heap up, join self, together, league. 2451>> pg# 39 from 2449... to be wise in mind, word or act:- x exceeding, teach wisdom, be make self, show self, wise, deal never so wisely, make wiser. + wisdom in a good sense:- skillful, wisdom, wisely, wit. 2896>> pg# 45 from 2895... to be trans. do or make good or well in the widest sense :- be do better, cheer, be do, seem good, make goodly, x please, be, do, go, play, well. 3787>> pg # 58 to be straight or right; by impl. to be acceptable; also to succeed or prosper:- direct, be right, prosper, 5430>> pg # 81 battle from 5431... a soldier shod:- warrior 6743>> pg #99 to push forward, in various senses lit. or fig., trans or intrans. :- breakout, come mightily, go over, be good, meet, be profitable, cause to, effect, make to, send, prosper -ity,-ous,-ously 6744>> pg# 99 see 6743 + promote, prosper. 7919>> pg# 116 to be cause. make or act circumspect and hence intelligent:- consider expert, instruct, prosper, deal prudent-ly, give skill -ful, have good success, teach, have, make to, understand -ing, wisdom, be, behave self, consider, make wise -ly, guide wittingly. 7951>> pg# 116 to be tranquil i.e. secure or successful:- be happy prosper, be in safety 7961>> pg# 116 see 7951 + in a bad sense careless; abstr. security:- being at ease, peaceable, in prosper ity, quite ness, wealthy. 7962>> pg# 116 see 7951 + security genuine or false:-abundance, peace, ably, prosperity, quietness. 7999>> pg# 117 to be safe in mind, body or estate; fig. to be cause. make completed; by impl. to be friendly; by extension. to reciprocate in various applications:- make amends, make an end, finish full, give again, make good , re- pay again, make to be at peace, able, that is perfect, perform, make prosperous, recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore reward, x surely.