0 Is wealth a sign of righteousness or of wickedness?

Is wealth a sign of righteousness or of wickedness?


Wealth is a sign of righteousness.

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread. Psalm 37:25

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord .... Wealth and riches shall be in his house. Psalm 112:1, 3

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. Proverbs 13:22

In the house of the righteous is much treasure. Proverbs 15:6

Wealth is a sign of wickedness.

Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. Matthew 19:23-24

Woe to you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Luke 6:24

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. James 5:1

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