It is hard but not impossible for rich people to enter God's kingdom. They must put their hope in God, not in their riches. Rich people who live selfishly, abuse their position and fail to repent and live for Jesus Christ, are in peril.

2 Samuel 12:1-10

Parables concerning rich people

Matthew 13:44-46; 18:23; 22:2
Matthew 25:14

pp Lk 14:16

Luke 12:16; 15:11-13; 16:1; 18:10

pp Lk 19:12

1 Timothy 6:17

Rich people have received blessing

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Psalms 1:3; 112:1-3
Proverbs 14:20; 19:4

They have friends

Proverbs 22:7

They have power

Proverbs 10:15; 18:11

They have security

Deuteronomy 8:17-18

Warnings to rich people

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They should recognise that God is the giver of riches

Deuteronomy 32:13-15
Hosea 2:8
Jeremiah 9:23-24

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They should not be arrogant or complacent on account of their riches

Psalms 49:5-6
Jeremiah 49:4
Hosea 12:8
1 Timothy 6:17
Revelation 3:17
Proverbs 11:28

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They should not trust in their riches

Psalms 49:6; 52:7; 62:10
Jeremiah 48:7
Psalms 49:20

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They face disaster if they lack wisdom

Proverbs 28:11
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Proverbs 28:6

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They must live moral lives

Proverbs 22:16
Jeremiah 5:27-28; 17:11
Micah 6:12
Ecclesiastes 5:12

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Wealth can bring anxiety

Matthew 6:25-34
Luke 12:16-21

pp Lk 12:22-31

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Riches are of fleeting value

Psalms 49:5-12
Proverbs 27:24
Ecclesiastes 5:15
Isaiah 10:3
Matthew 6:19
1 Timothy 6:7
Job 1:21
James 1:10-11
Exodus 15:2
2 Samuel 22:33

Ultimate security is found in God alone

1 Chronicles 16:11
Psalms 28:7; 29:11; 46:1; 52:6-7
Isaiah 12:2
Habakkuk 3:19
Matthew 19:23-26

It is hard for rich people to enter God's kingdom

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pp Mk 10:23-27

Matthew 13:22

pp Lk 18:24-27

Matthew 19:16-22

pp Mk 4:18-19

pp Lk 8:14

pp Mk 10:17-22

pp Lk 18:18-23

Zechariah 11:5-6

Rich people will be judged for their behaviour

Luke 1:53
James 5:1-4

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If they exploit, oppress or kill the poor

Proverbs 14:31; 22:16; 28:3
Ezekiel 18:12-13; 22:29-31
James 2:6; 5:6
James 5:5

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If they hoard wealth and live selfishly

Luke 12:16-21; 16:19-31
James 2:7

If they slander the name of Jesus Christ

Matthew 6:19-21,31-33

Commands to rich people

To seek God's kingdom as first priority

1 Timothy 6:19

pp Lk 12:29-31

Revelation 3:17,19

To repent from sin

1 Timothy 6:18

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To be generous towards the needy

Matthew 19:21
Luke 3:11; 11:41; 12:33-34; 14:12-14; 16:9; 19:8

pp Mk 10:21

2 Corinthians 8:1-5,9

pp Lk 18:22

2 Corinthians 8:13-15; 9:6-15

Jesus Christ's example the motivation for generosity

Ecclesiastes 10:20

Incorrect attitudes to the rich

Psalms 49:16-17

cursing them

Psalms 49:5-6

living in awe of them

Job 34:18-19

fearing them

Proverbs 22:2

Showing favouritism to them:

James 2:1-4
Psalms 22:29-31

God brings good news for rich people

Matthew 9:9-10
Matthew 27:57

pp Mk 2:14-15

pp Lk 5:27-29

Luke 19:1-10

pp Mk 15:43

pp Lk 23:50-51

Genesis 12:10-16; 13:2

Examples of rich people

Genesis 26:1-14

Abraham:

Genesis 27:19,28; 30:29-43; 35:11-12

Isaac

Jacob:

Genesis 15:14
Exodus 3:22; 12:36

The Israelites, who entered a fertile promised land with an abundance of wealth plundered from the Egyptians:

Psalms 105:37
1 Kings 10:23

pp 2Ch 9:22

2 Kings 20:13

Solomon

2 Chronicles 32:27-29

Hezekiah:

Matthew 27:57-60

Joseph of Arimathea

John 19:38-42

pp Mk 15:43-46

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pp Lk 23:50-53

2339 Christ, example of
5412 money
5446 poverty
5810 complacency
5890 insecurity
5942 security
6732 repentance
8260 generosity
8790 oppression
8808 riches
8827 selfishness
8849 worry