Psalm 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart on them. In one of the art galleries of Italy there is a curious picture, by an early painter, which represents a sick man stretched on his bed, and his physicians come to visit him. They have examined their patient, and ascertained his malady to be that his heart is gone — it has altogether disappeared. From a pulpit near by, St. Anthony of Padua is preaching on the text, "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." He announces where the sick man's heart will be found; and the clue he furnishes is followed up in another compartment by a group of the sick man's friends, who open his strong box, and stand amazed at discovering the missing member reposing among the abundant gold pieces. It is as true as though it was a literal fact, that the heart may be enticed from its rightful place to lie among earthly treasures. Parallel Verses KJV: Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. |
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