Moral Concordance
S. Antonii de Padua Concordantiae Morales Sacorum Bibliorum
"Damned money! Alas! How many religious did it blind! How many cloistered religious did it deceive! Money is the 'droppings of birds' that blinded the eyes of Tobit."
Categories:
51. That riches acquired by theft, fraud, calumny, and falsehood, will not endure.
52. Against the rich and mighty men of this world.
53. That it is difficult for a rich man to be saved.
54. That it is lawful to possess riches.
55. Against the hope of the wicked.
56. Against those who put their hope in the help of man.
57. That we must not trust in transitory things.
58. That we must always trust in the Lord.
59. Of spiritual riches.
60. Of the contempt of riches.
61. Of the commendation of poverty.
62. That the Church increases spiritually through poverty and adversity.
63. Of those who consciously trample upon the world.
64. Of the misery and labour of human life.
65. Against avarice and covetousness, and its effects.
Scripture:
Of spiritual riches.
Ἰώβ 22:23 | If thou wilt return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, and shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacle. |
Παρ 8:18 | With me are riches and glory, glorious riches and justice. |
Παρ 10:4 | The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away. |
Παρ 10:6 | The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
Σαλ 7:14 | For she is an infinite treasure to men! which they that use, become the friends of God, being commended for the gift of discipline. |
Σαλ 8:5 | And if riches be desired in life, what is richer than wisdom, which maketh all things? |
Σει 13:30 | Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience: and poverty is very wicked in the mouth of the ungodly. |
Σει 44:6 | Rich men in virtue, studying beautifulness: living at peace in their houses. |
Ἠσα 33:6 | And there shall be faith in thy times: riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is his treasure. |
ΤιμΑʹ 6:17 | Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded, nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy,) |