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Verse 11

As the partridge{H7124} that sitteth{H1716} on [eggs] which she hath not laid,{H3205} so is he that getteth{H6213} riches,{H6239} and not by right;{H4941} in the midst{H2677} of his days{H3117} they shall leave{H5800} him, and at his end{H319} he shall be a fool.{H5036}

Referenced Verses

Prov 28:8 : 8 He that augmenteth{H7235} his substance{H1952} by interest{H5392} and increase,{H8636} Gathereth{H6908} it for him that hath pity{H2603} on the poor.{H1800}
Luke 12:20 : 20 But{G1161} God{G2316} said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Thou foolish{G878} one, this{G3778} night{G3571} is thy{G4675} soul{G5590} required{G523} of{G575} thee;{G4675} and{G1161} the things{G3739} which{G3739} thou hast prepared,{G2090} whose{G5101} shall{G2071} they be?{G2071}
Prov 15:27 : 27 He that is greedy{H1214} of gain{H1215} troubleth{H5916} his own house;{H1004} But he that hateth{H8130} bribes{H4979} shall live.{H2421}
Prov 21:6 : 6 The getting{H6467} of treasures{H214} by a lying{H8267} tongue{H3956} Is a vapor{H1892} driven to and fro by{H5086} them that seek{H1245} death.{H4194}
Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithful{H530} man{H376} shall abound{H7227} with blessings;{H1293} But he that maketh haste{H213} to be rich{H6238} shall not be unpunished.{H5352}
Prov 28:22 : 22 he{H376} that hath an evil{H7451} eye{H5869} hasteth{H926} after riches,{H1952} And knoweth{H3045} not that want{H2639} shall come{H935} upon him.
Eccl 5:13-16 : 13 There is{H3426} a grievous{H2470} evil{H7451} which I have seen{H7200} under the sun,{H8121} [namely], riches{H6239} kept{H8104} by the owner{H1167} thereof to his hurt:{H7451} 14 and those riches{H6239} perish{H6} by evil{H7451} adventure;{H6045} and if he hath begotten{H3205} a son,{H1121} there is nothing{H3972} in his hand.{H3027} 15 As he came forth{H3318} from his mother's{H517} womb,{H990} naked{H6174} shall he go{H3212} again{H7725} as he came,{H935} and shall take{H5375} nothing{H3972} for his labor,{H5999} which he may carry away{H3212} in his hand.{H3027} 16 And this{H2090} also is a grievous{H2470} evil,{H7451} that in all points{H5980} as he came,{H935} so shall he go:{H3212} and what profit{H3504} hath he that he laboreth{H5998} for the wind?{H7307}
Ps 55:23 : 23 But thou, O God,{H430} wilt bring them down{H3381} into the pit{H875} of destruction:{H7845} Bloodthirsty{H1818} and deceitful{H4820} men{H582} shall not live out half{H2673} their days;{H3117} But I will trust{H982} in thee.
Jer 22:13 : 13 Woe{H1945} unto him that buildeth{H1129} his house{H1004} by{H3808} unrighteousness,{H6664} and his chambers{H5944} by injustice;{H4941} that useth his neighbor's{H7453} service{H5647} without wages,{H2600} and giveth{H5414} him not his hire;{H6467}
Jer 22:17 : 17 But thine eyes{H5869} and thy heart{H3820} are not but for thy covetousness,{H1215} and for shedding{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood,{H1818} and for oppression,{H6233} and for violence,{H4835} to do{H6213} it.
Hab 2:6-9 : 6 Shall not all these take up{H5375} a parable{H4912} against him, and a taunting{H4426} proverb{H2420} against him, and say,{H559} Woe{H1945} to him that increaseth{H7235} that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth{H3513} himself with pledges!{H5671} 7 Shall they not rise up{H6965} suddenly{H6621} that shall bite{H5391} thee, and awake{H3364} that shall vex{H2111} thee, and thou shalt be for booty{H4933} unto them? 8 Because thou hast plundered{H7997} many{H7227} nations,{H1471} all the remnant{H3499} of the peoples{H5971} shall plunder{H7997} thee, because of men's{H120} blood,{H1818} and for the violence{H2555} done to the land,{H776} to the city{H7151} and to all that dwell{H3427} therein. 9 Woe{H1945} to him that getteth{H1214} an evil{H7451} gain{H1215} for his house,{H1004} that he may set{H7760} his nest{H7064} on high,{H4791} that he may be delivered{H5337} from the hand{H3709} of evil!{H7451} 10 Thou hast devised{H3289} shame{H1322} to thy house,{H1004} by cutting off{H7096} many{H7227} peoples,{H5971} and hast sinned{H2398} against thy soul.{H5315} 11 For the stone{H68} shall cry out{H2199} of the wall,{H7023} and the beam out{H3714} of the timber{H6086} shall answer{H6030} it. 12 Woe{H1945} to him that buildeth{H1129} a town{H5892} with blood,{H1818} and establisheth{H3559} a city{H7151} by iniquity!{H5766}
Zeph 1:9 : 9 And in that day{H3117} I will punish{H6485} all those that leap{H1801} over the threshold,{H4670} that fill{H4390} their master's{H113} house{H1004} with violence{H2555} and deceit.{H4820}
Prov 13:11 : 11 Wealth{H1952} gotten by vanity{H1892} shall be diminished;{H4591} But he that gathereth{H6908} by labor{H3027} shall have increase.{H7235}
Prov 28:16 : 16 The prince{H5057} that lacketh{H2638} understanding{H8394} is also a great{H7227} oppressor;{H4642} [But] he that hateth{H8130} covetousness{H1215} shall prolong{H748} his days.{H3117}
Zech 5:4 : 4 I will cause it to go forth,{H3318} saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and it shall enter{H935} into the house{H1004} of the thief,{H1590} and into the house{H1004} of him that sweareth{H7650} falsely{H8267} by my name;{H8034} and it shall abide{H3885} in the midst{H8432} of his house,{H1004} and shall consume{H3615} it with the timber{H6086} thereof and the stones{H68} thereof.
Zech 7:9-9 : 9 Thus hath Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} spoken,{H559} saying,{H559} Execute{H8199} true{H571} judgment,{H4941} and show{H6213} kindness{H2617} and compassion{H7356} every man{H376} to his brother;{H251} 10 and oppress{H6231} not the widow,{H490} nor the fatherless,{H3490} the sojourner,{H1616} nor the poor;{H6041} and let none of you devise{H2803} evil{H7451} against{H376} his brother{H251} in your heart.{H3824} 11 But they refused{H3985} to hearken,{H7181} and pulled away{H5414} the shoulder,{H3802} and stopped{H3513} their ears,{H241} that they might not hear.{H8085} 12 Yea, they made{H7760} their hearts{H3820} as an adamant stone,{H8068} lest they should hear{H8085} the law,{H8451} and the words{H1697} which Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} had sent{H7971} by his Spirit{H7307} by{H3027} the former{H7223} prophets:{H5030} therefore there came great{H1419} wrath{H7110} from Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635} 13 And it is come to pass that, as he cried,{H7121} and they would not hear,{H8085} so they shall cry,{H7121} and I will not hear,{H8085} said{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts;{H6635}
Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126} to you to judgment;{H4941} and I will be a swift{H4116} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers,{H3784} and against the adulterers,{H5003} and against the false{H8267} swearers,{H7650} and against those that oppress{H6231} the hireling{H7916} in his wages,{H7939} the widow,{H490} and the fatherless,{H3490} and that turn aside{H5186} the sojourner{H1616} [from his right], and fear{H3372} not me, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
Matt 23:13 : 13 But woe{G3759} unto you,{G5213} scribes{G1122} and{G2532} Pharisees,{G5330} hypocrites!{G5273} because{G3754} ye shut{G2808} the kingdom{G932} of heaven{G3772} against{G1715} men:{G444} for{G1063} ye{G5210} enter not{G3756} in{G1525} yourselves, neither{G3756} suffer ye{G5210} them that are entering{G1525} in{G1525} to enter.
1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But{G1161} they that are minded{G1014} to be rich{G4147} fall{G1706} into{G1519} a temptation{G3986} and{G2532} a snare{G3803} and{G2532} many{G4183} foolish{G453} and{G2532} hurtful{G983} lusts,{G1939} such as{G3748} drown{G1036} men{G444} in{G1519} destruction{G3639} and{G2532} perdition.{G684}
Titus 1:11 : 11 whose{G3739} mouths{G1993} must{G1163} be stopped;{G1993} men who{G3748} overthrow{G396} whole{G3650} houses,{G3624} teaching{G1321} things which{G3739} they ought{G1163} not,{G3361} for{G5484} filthy{G150} lucre's{G2771} sake.{G5484}
Jas 5:3-5 : 3 Your{G5216} gold{G5557} and{G2532} your{G5216} silver{G696} are rusted;{G2728} and{G2532} their{G846} rust{G2447} shall be{G2071} for a testimony{G3142} against{G1519} you,{G5213} and{G2532} shall eat{G5315} your{G5216} flesh{G4561} as fire.{G4442} Ye have laid up your treasure{G2343} in{G1722} the last{G2078} days.{G2250} 4 Behold,{G2400} the hire{G3408} of the laborers{G2040} who{G3588} mowed{G270} your{G5216} fields,{G5561} which is of{G575} you{G5216} kept back by fraud,{G650} crieth{G2896} out: and{G2532} the cries{G995} of them{G3588} that reaped{G2325} have entered{G1525} into{G1519} the ears{G3775} of the Lord{G2962} of Sabaoth.{G4519} 5 Ye have lived delicately{G5171} on{G1909} the earth,{G1093} and{G2532} taken your pleasure;{G5171} ye have nourished{G5142} your{G5216} hearts{G2588} {G5613} in{G1722} a day{G2250} of slaughter.{G4967}
2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And{G2532} in{G1722} covetousness{G4124} shall they{G1710} with feigned{G4112} words{G3056} make merchandise{G1710} of you:{G5209} whose{G3739} sentence{G2917} now{G691} from of old{G1597} lingereth{G691} not,{G3756} and{G2532} their{G846} destruction{G684} slumbereth{G3573} not.{G3756}
2 Pet 2:14 : 14 having{G2192} eyes{G3788} full{G3324} of adultery,{G3428} and{G2532} that cannot cease{G180} from sin;{G266} enticing{G1185} unstedfast{G793} souls;{G2192} having a heart{G2588} exercised{G1128} in covetousness;{G4124} children{G5043} of cursing;{G2671}
Ezek 22:12-13 : 12 In thee have they taken{H3947} bribes{H7810} to shed{H8210} blood;{H1818} thou hast taken{H3947} interest{H5392} and increase,{H8636} and thou hast greedily gained{H1214} of thy neighbors{H7453} by oppression,{H6233} and hast forgotten{H7911} me, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah.{H3069} 13 Behold, therefore, I have smitten{H5221} my hand{H3709} at thy dishonest gain{H1215} which thou hast made,{H6213} and at thy blood{H1818} which hath been in the midst{H8432} of thee.
Hos 12:7-8 : 7 [He is] a trafficker,{H3667} the balances{H3976} of deceit{H4820} are in his hand:{H3027} he loveth{H157} to oppress.{H6231} 8 And Ephraim{H669} said,{H559} Surely I am become rich,{H6238} I have found me{H4672} wealth:{H202} in all my labors{H3018} they shall find{H4672} in me no iniquity{H5771} that were sin.{H2399}
Amos 3:10 : 10 For they know{H3045} not to do{H6213} right,{H5229} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} who store{H686} up violence{H2555} and robbery{H7701} in their palaces.{H759}
Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Hear{H8085} this, O ye that would swallow up{H7602} the needy,{H34} and cause{H7673} the poor{H6041} of the land{H776} to fail,{H7673} 5 saying,{H559} When will the new moon{H2320} be gone,{H5674} that we may sell{H7666} grain?{H7668} and the sabbath,{H7676} that we may set forth{H6605} wheat,{H1250} making the ephah{H374} small,{H6994} and the shekel{H8255} great,{H1431} and dealing falsely{H5791} with balances{H3976} of deceit;{H4820} 6 that we may buy{H7069} the poor{H1800} for silver,{H3701} and the needy{H34} for a pair of shoes,{H5275} and sell{H7666} the refuse{H4651} of the wheat?{H1250}
Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe{H1945} to them that devise{H2803} iniquity{H205} and work{H6466} evil{H7451} upon their beds!{H4904} when the morning{H1242} is light,{H216} they practise{H6213} it, because it is{H3426} in the power{H410} of their hand.{H3027} 2 And they covet{H2530} fields,{H7704} and seize{H1497} them; and houses,{H1004} and take them away:{H5375} and they oppress{H6231} a man{H1397} and his house,{H1004} even a man{H376} and his heritage.{H5159}
Mic 2:9 : 9 The women{H802} of my people{H5971} ye cast out{H1644} from their pleasant{H8588} houses;{H1004} from their young children{H5768} ye take away{H3947} my glory{H1926} for ever.{H5769}
Mic 6:10-12 : 10 Are there{H786} yet treasures{H214} of wickedness{H7562} in the house{H1004} of the wicked,{H7563} and a scant{H7332} measure{H374} that is abominable?{H2194} 11 Shall I be pure{H2135} with wicked{H7562} balances,{H3976} and with a bag{H3599} of deceitful{H4820} weights?{H68} 12 For the rich men{H6223} thereof are full{H4390} of violence,{H2555} and the inhabitants{H3427} thereof have spoken{H1696} lies,{H8267} and their tongue{H3956} is deceitful{H7423} in their mouth.{H6310}
Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands{H3709} are upon that which is evil{H7451} to do it diligently;{H3190} the prince{H8269} asketh,{H7592} and the judge{H8199} [is ready] for a reward;{H7966} and the great{H1419} man, he uttereth{H1696} the evil{H1942} desire{H5315} of his soul: thus they weave{H5686} it together.
Prov 1:18-19 : 18 And these lay wait{H693} for their own blood;{H1818} They lurk privily{H6845} for their own lives.{H5315} 19 So are the ways{H734} of every one that is greedy{H1214} of gain;{H1215} It taketh away{H3947} the life{H5315} of the owners{H1167} thereof.
Prov 23:5 : 5 Wilt thou set{H5774} thine eyes{H5869} upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly{H6213} make{H6213} themselves wings,{H3671} Like an eagle{H5404} that flieth{H5774} toward heaven.{H8064}
Isa 1:23-24 : 23 Thy princes{H8269} are rebellious,{H5637} and companions{H2270} of thieves;{H1590} every one loveth{H157} bribes,{H7810} and followeth{H7291} after rewards:{H8021} they judge{H8199} not the fatherless,{H3490} neither doth the cause{H7379} of the widow{H490} come{H935} unto them. 24 Therefore saith{H5002} the Lord,{H113} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} the Mighty One{H46} of Israel,{H3478} Ah,{H1945} I will ease{H5162} me of mine adversaries,{H6862} and avenge{H5358} me of mine enemies;{H341}
Jer 5:27-28 : 27 As a cage{H3619} is full{H4392} of birds,{H5775} so are their houses{H1004} full{H4392} of deceit:{H4820} therefore they are become great,{H1431} and waxed rich.{H6238} 28 They are waxed fat,{H8080} they shine:{H6245} yea, they overpass{H5674} in deeds{H1697} of wickedness;{H7451} they plead{H1777} not the cause,{H1779} the cause of the fatherless,{H3490} that they may prosper;{H6743} and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge.{H8199}