Proverbs 8:18
“Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.”
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
“If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;”
“If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?”
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
“Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.”