41 occurrences across the corpus

King James Version

Deuteronomy 23:6

Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

1 Samuel 25:6

And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

1 Kings 10:7

Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

Job 15:21

A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

Job 36:11

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

Psalms 30:6

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.

Psalms 35:27

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Psalms 73:3

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Psalms 118:25

Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

Psalms 122:7

Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

Proverbs 1:32

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

Jeremiah 22:21

I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice.

Jeremiah 33:9

And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

Lamentations 3:17

And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.

Zechariah 1:17

Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Zechariah 7:7

Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?

KJV Apocrypha (Catholic Deuterocanon)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 6:11

But in thy prosperity he will be as thyself, and will be bold over thy servants.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 10:5

In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:14

Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:17

The gift of the Lord remaineth with the godly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:25

In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction: and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 11:25

In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction: and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 12:8

A friend cannot be known in prosperity: and an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 12:9

In the prosperity of a man enemies will be grieved: but in his adversity even a friend will depart.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 13:26

A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 22:23

Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 37:4

There is a companion, which rejoiceth in the prosperity of a friend, but in the time of trouble will be against him.

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 41:1

O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions, unto the man that hath nothing to vex him, and that hath prosperity in all things: yea, unto him that is yet able to receive meat!

1 Maccabees 12:22

Now therefore, since this is come to our knowledge, ye shall do well to write unto us of your prosperity.

2 Maccabees 9:19

Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth much joy, health, and prosperity:

KJV Apocrypha (Eastern Orthodox Additions)

3 Maccabees 6:28

Release the sons of the almighty living God of heaven, who from our ancestorstimes until now has granted a glorious and uninterrupted prosperity to our affairs.”

1 Enoch

1 Enoch 94:7

Woe to those who build up their houses with crime; for from their very foundations shall their houses be demolished, and by the sword shall they _themselves_ fall. Those, too, who acquire gold and silver, shall justly and suddenly perish. Woe to you who are rich, for in your riches have you trusted; but from your riches you shall be removed; because you have not remembered the Most High in the days of your prosperity: [you shall be removed, because you have not remembered the Most High in the days of your prosperity.]

1 Enoch 94:7

Woe to those who build up their houses with crime; for from their very foundations shall their houses be demolished, and by the sword shall they _themselves_ fall. Those, too, who acquire gold and silver, shall justly and suddenly perish. Woe to you who are rich, for in your riches have you trusted; but from your riches you shall be removed; because you have not remembered the Most High in the days of your prosperity: [you shall be removed, because you have not remembered the Most High in the days of your prosperity.]

Jubilees

Jubilees 2:10

for sabbaths and for months and for feasts and for years and for sabbaths of years and for jubilees and for all seasons of the years. And it divideth the light from the darkness [and] for prosperity, that all things may prosper which shoot and grow on the earth. These three kinds He made on the fourth day. And on the fifth day He created great sea monsters in the depths of the waters, for these were the first things of flesh that were created by his hands, the fish and everything that moves in the

OT Pseudepigrapha

Testament of Gad 2:9

If a man prospereth more than you, do not be vexed, but pray also for him, that he may have perfect prosperity.

The Letter of Aristeas 2:10

May continual prosperity be yours!'

The Letter of Aristeas 5:11

The cities which are large and enjoy a corresponding prosperity are well-populated, but they neglect the country districts, since all men are inclined to a life of enjoyment, for every one has a natural tendency towards the pursuit of pleasure.

The Letter of Aristeas 5:12

The same thing happened in Alexandria, which excels all cities in size and prosperity.

The Letter of Aristeas 9:12

And he replied, 'If we consider that we ourselves are afflicted by the misfortunes which fall upon our relatives and if their sufferings become our own--then the strength of kinship is apparent at once, for it is only when such feeling is shown that we shall win honour and esteem in their eyes. For help, when it is linked with kindliness, is of itself a bond which is altogether indissoluble. And in the day of their prosperity we must not crave their possessions, but must pray God to bestow all manner of good upon them.'

The Letter of Aristeas 9:16

And he replied, 'If he constantly set before his eyes the misfortunes which befall men and recognized that it is God who takes away prosperity from some and brings others to great honour and glory.'