Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. Sirach 31:4The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. Sirach 31:5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. Sirach 31:7 Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it. Sirach 31:8 Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. Context Sirach 31…5He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. 6Many have been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof hath been their ruin. 7Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it.… Cross References Sirach 31:4 The poor man hath laboured in his low way of life, and in the end he is still poor. Sirach 31:5 He that loveth gold, shall not be justified: and he that followeth after corruption, shall be filled with it. Sirach 31:7 Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it: woe to them that eagerly follow after it, and every fool shall perish by it. Sirach 31:8 Blessed is the rich man that is found without blemish: and that hath not gone after gold, nor put his trust in money nor in treasures. |
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