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Genesis 14:23

Abraham
IntegrityMoney and wealthContentment

21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

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BSB
that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
KJV
That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
WEB
that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
ASV
that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
DARBY
if from a thread even to a sandal-thong, yes, if of all that is thine, I take [anything] ; that thou mayest not say, I have made Abram rich;
BLB
from a thread even to a strap of a sandal, that I will [not] take anything that [is] yours—lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’—
ÅB
Jeg vil ikke ta så meget som en tråd eller en skorem av alt som ditt er, for at du ikke skal si: Jeg har gjort Abram rik.
OTB
at jeg ikke vil ta noe som tilhører deg, ikke engang en tråd eller en sandalrem, så du aldri kan si: ‘Jeg gjorde Abram rik.’
B1930
Jeg vil ikke ta så meget som en tråd eller en skorem av alt som ditt er, forat du ikke skal si: Jeg har gjort Abram rik.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 5:16

    But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:9–12

    And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

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  • Hebrews 13:5

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

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  • Esther 9:15–16

    For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

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  • 2 Kings 5:20

    But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

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  • 2 Corinthians 12:14

    Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

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  • 1 Kings 13:8

    And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:

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