RICHES

(See also Business; Commerce; Materialism; Money; Treasure; Wealth)

avoiding snare of desiring: w85 4/1 19-20; w83 2/15 24

being “rich toward God” (Lu 12:21): w85 4/1 20; w80 3/15 27; g80 8/8 11; w78 11/15 17

Bible view: w84 7/1 28-30; w79 1/1 15; w79 9/15 5-7; cj 22-25; w78 2/1 27-28; w78 7/15 29; w78 9/15 9-10; w78 11/15 16-18, 21-22; w76 350; w74 419-420; w74 544; g74 9/22 10-11; tp73 117-118; w72 491; g71 11/22 27-28

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

disadvantages of being rich: w77 678

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

discussion: w84 7/1 28-30; w77 528-532; w75 561-575; ad 1407-1409

emotional problems of children of the rich: w77 627

failure to bring happiness: w85 11/15 10; w80 3/1 6, 26-27; hp 62-63; w78 4/1 3; w78 11/1 24; g78 6/8 3; w77 678; g77 7/22 3-4

favoritism to the rich: cj 58-70, 74

gap between rich and poor in Western nations: g76 11/22 29

gap between rich and poor nations: g76 3/8 30

gold find by fisherman renounced: g80 5/8 29

life of the rich: w85 11/15 10

material riches: ad 1407-1409, 1612-1613; w64 435; g63 4/22 30; w62 133-135, 431-434; w60 357-360; w58 583-584; g58 10/22 9; w57 693-694; g56 2/8 6-8; w55 153, 470-472; w42 157-158; w36 380; ch 8, 10, 54; w30 76

use of: w83 10/15 20; cj 24-25; w78 11/15 18, 21-22; w77 319; w75 565; ad 1409; g67 1/8 15; w66 283-286; g66 6/8 6-7; w64 282-284; g63 3/8 5; g63 8/8 3; w62 108-110; g62 7/8 31; w60 25; w59 694-695; w58 265-266, 595-596; g58 10/22 9-11; w57 266-267; g57 10/8 4-7; w56 265-267, 312-313; w55 147-148, 153-157, 318-319; w50 6, 139-140; w49 271; w48 57-59; w45 359-361; w36 380; ch 8-9

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

survey of richest men: g68 7/8 30

proper view of men possessing: g78 7/22 27-28; w77 293-295

prosperity of lawless men:

proper view: w79 5/1 10-11

“slave for” (Mt 6:24): w80 3/15 8; w78 9/15 10; w78 10/1 24

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; w63 518-519, 526; g63 3/8 5, 7; w62 436-437; w60 563-569; w57 693; g56 2/8 6; w55 473-477; w53 486; w48 58-59; w47 60; w42 158-159; ch 7, 11-16, 35-36, 54-55, 136

unable to save religious leaders: kj 131-134

“unrighteous riches” (Lu 16:9, 11): w85 5/15 13-14; w84 9/15 24; w83 10/15 20; w77 528-532; w73 63-64

warning to the rich men (Jas 5:1-6): cj 179-188; w72 303-304