Proverbs 20:21

⁹But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

²²A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

⁸He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

²⁰A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

¹⁶Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay; ¹⁷he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.

⁶Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’

⁴Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

²²A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

²If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to my name,” says the LORD of Armies, “then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart.

⁴I will cause it to go out,” says the LORD of Armies, “and it will enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name; and it will remain in the middle of his house, and will destroy it with its timber and its stones.”