Lexicon :: Strong's G4149 - ploutos

“In fact, all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has said to you.”

They summon the peoples to a mountain;

there they offer acceptable sacrifices.

For they draw from the wealth of the seas

and the hidden treasures of the sand.

Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered;[fn]

he will thunder in the heavens against them.

The LORD will judge the ends of the earth.

He will give power to his king;

he will lift up the horn of his anointed.[fn]

So God said to him, “Because you have requested this and did not ask for long life[fn] or riches for yourself, or the death[fn] of your enemies, but you asked discernment for yourself to administer justice,

“In addition, I will give you what you did not ask for: both riches and honor, so that no king will be your equal during your entire life.

King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.

Riches and honor come from you, and you are the ruler of everything. Power and might are in your hand, and it is in your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

He died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon became king in his place.

God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart, and you have not requested riches, wealth, or glory, or for the life of those who hate you, and you have not even requested long life, but you have requested for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may judge my people over whom I have made you king,

King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and wisdom.

So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab through marriage.[fn]

Hezekiah had abundant riches and glory, and he made himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and every desirable item.

He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness for a total of 180 days.

Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.

All of his powerful and magnificent accomplishments and the detailed account of Mordecai’s great rank with which the king had honored him, have they not been written in the Book of the Historical Events of the Kings of Media and Persia?

He swallows wealth but must vomit it up;

God will force it from his stomach.

He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it;

he doesn’t enjoy the profits from his trading.

Why do the wicked continue to live,

growing old and becoming powerful?

if I have rejoiced because my wealth is great

or because my own hand has acquired so much,

Trust in the LORD and do what is good;

dwell in the land and live securely.[fn]

The little that the righteous person has is better

than the abundance of many wicked people.

They trust in their wealth

and boast of their abundant riches.

For one can see that the wise die;

the foolish and stupid also pass away.

Then they leave their wealth to others.

“Here is the man

who would not make God his refuge,

but trusted in the abundance of his riches,

taking refuge in his destructive behavior.”

Place no trust in oppression

or false hope in robbery.

If wealth increases,

don’t set your heart on it.

Look at them ​— ​the wicked!

They are always at ease,

and they increase their wealth.

The brave-hearted have been plundered;

they have slipped into their final sleep.

None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.

Wealth and riches are in his house,

and his righteousness endures forever.

I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees

as much as in all riches.

Long life[fn] is in her right hand;

in her left, riches and honor.

“With me are riches and honor,

lasting wealth and righteousness.

A gracious woman gains honor,

but violent[fn] people gain only riches.

Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,

but the righteous will flourish like foliage.

One person pretends to be rich but has nothing;

another pretends to be poor but has abundant wealth.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his[fn] grandchildren,

but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

Wealth attracts many friends,

but a poor person is separated from his friend.

The one who loves pleasure will become poor;

whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;

favor is better than silver and gold.

Humility, the fear of the LORD,

results in wealth, honor, and life.

by knowledge the rooms are filled

with every precious and beautiful treasure.

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest

collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,

but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.

Give me neither poverty nor wealth;

feed me with the food I need.

Don’t spend your energy on women

or your efforts on those who destroy kings.

“Many women[fn] have done noble deeds,

but you surpass them all! ”

There is a person without a companion,[fn] without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. “Who am I struggling for,” he asks, “and depriving myself of good things? ” This too is futile and a miserable task.