WEALTH

(See also Materialism; Money; Riches; Treasure)

Bible view: w84 7/1 28-30; w83 1/15 23-25; cj 22-25; w78 2/1 27-28; w78 7/15 29; w78 9/15 9-10; w78 11/15 16-18, 21-22; w77 528-532; g74 9/22 10-11; te 91-94; g71 11/22 27-28; w68 184; w64 435; w62 133-135

avoiding snare of desiring: w85 4/1 19-20

Solomon’s comments on pursuit of: w77 317-319

cannot buy emotional or spiritual things (quote): w77 677

Carnegie’s (Andrew) statement: w83 6/1 9; w72 491

dangers: w80 3/1 6; w78 11/1 24; w74 419-420; w69 430; w68 522-523

disadvantages of having: g81 12/8 29; w77 678

emotional problems of children of the rich: w77 627

youth who found a bag of jewels: g84 1/8 30

failure to bring happiness: w85 4/1 3; w85 11/15 10; g85 3/22 3-4, 10, 25-26; g81 2/8 31; w78 4/1 3; w78 11/1 24; g77 2/22 21-24; g77 7/8 3-4; g77 7/22 3-4

life of the rich: w85 11/15 10

patriarchs: ad 1407-1408; g71 11/22 27

proper use of: w84 7/1 30; cj 24-25; ad 1408-1409; g67 1/8 15; w66 283-286; g66 6/8 6-7; w65 524-525; w64 282-284; w63 274-275; g63 3/8 5; w58 265-266; w56 266-267; w55 153-154; w49 271; w48 57-58

proper view of—

poor people: g78 7/22 27-28; w77 293-295; w77 626

prosperity of lawless men: w79 5/1 10-11

rich people: g78 7/22 27-28; w77 293-295

richest countries: g76 11/8 30; g75 7/22 31

gross national product per person: g76 3/8 31

richest men: g68 7/8 30

rulers: g82 8/22 3-6; g38 8/24 19-20

spiritual: w85 4/1 20; w84 7/15 17-20; w78 11/15 16-20; g78 6/8 4; w75 572-573; ad 1409; g67 1/8 13-14; g63 3/8 5, 7; w62 436-437; w56 75; w55 473-478; g55 10/8 8; w48 58-59; w47 60

symbolic representation: w52 88; w51 5-7; w38 79-80; w33 244; pp 39

unequal distribution: g76 3/8 30; g76 11/22 29; g74 6/22 4-5, 9; g73 11/22 29; g60 12/22 30; g34 5/9 510-511

United States: g76 9/8 30

number of millionaires in: g80 4/22 31; g76 3/8 31

Vatican: g78 11/8 29; g77 2/22 30; w75 263; g70 2/8 21-23