Verse 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}
Referenced Verses
- Exod 23:8 : 8 And thou shalt take{H3947} no bribe:{H7810} for a bribe{H7810} blindeth{H5786} them that have sight,{H6493} and perverteth{H5557} the words{H1697} of the righteous.{H6662}
- 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 The leprosy{H6883} therefore of Naaman{H5283} shall cleave{H1692} unto thee, and unto thy seed{H2233} for ever.{H5769} And he went out{H3318} from his presence{H6440} a leper{H6879} [as white] as snow.{H7950}
- Prov 1:19 : 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.
- Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} justice:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5234} persons;{H6440} neither shalt thou take{H3947} a bribe;{H7810} for a bribe{H7810} doth blind{H5786} the eyes{H5869} of the wise,{H2450} and pervert{H5557} the words{H1697} of the righteous.{H6662}
- Prov 11:29 : 29 He that troubleth{H5916} his own house{H1004} shall inherit{H5157} the wind;{H7307} And the foolish{H191} shall be servant{H5650} to the wise{H2450} of heart.{H3820}
- Jer 17:11 : 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}
- Hab 2:9-9 : 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.
- Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then said{H559} he unto me, This is the curse{H423} that goeth forth{H3318} over the face{H6440} of the whole land:{H776} for every one that stealeth{H1589} shall be cut off{H5352} on the one side according{H3644} to it; and every one that sweareth{H7650} shall be cut off{H5352} on the other side according{H3644} to it. 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.
- Exod 18:21 : 21 Moreover thou shalt provide{H2372} out of all the people{H5971} able{H2428} men,{H582} such as fear{H3373} God,{H430} men{H582} of truth,{H571} hating{H8130} unjust gain;{H1215} and place{H7760} such over them, to be rulers{H8269} of thousands,{H505} rulers{H8269} of hundreds,{H3967} rulers{H8269} of fifties,{H2572} and rulers{H8269} of tens:{H6235}
- Prov 20:21 : 21 An inheritance{H5159} [may be] gotten hastily{H926} at the beginning;{H7223} But the end{H319} thereof shall not be blessed.{H1288}
- 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}
- Prov 29:4 : 4 The king{H4428} by justice{H4941} establisheth{H5975} the land;{H776} But he{H376} that exacteth gifts{H8641} overthroweth{H2040} it.
- Isa 5:8-9 : 8 Woe{H1945} unto them that join{H5060} house{H1004} to house,{H1004} that lay{H7126} field{H7704} to field,{H7704} till there be no{H657} room,{H4725} and ye be made to dwell{H3427} alone in the midst{H7130} of the land!{H776} 9 In mine ears{H241} [saith] Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} Of a truth{H3808} many{H7227} houses{H1004} shall be desolate,{H8047} even great{H1419} and fair,{H2896} without inhabitant.{H3427} 10 For{H3588} ten{H6235} acres{H6776} of vineyard{H3754} shall yield{H6213} one{H259} bath,{H1324} and a homer{H2563} of seed{H2233} shall yield{H6213} [but] an ephah.{H374}
- Isa 33:15-16 : 15 He that walketh{H1980} righteously,{H6666} and speaketh{H1696} uprightly;{H4339} he that despiseth{H3988} the gain{H1215} of oppressions,{H4642} that shaketh{H5287} his hands{H3709} from taking{H8551} a bribe,{H7810} that stoppeth{H331} his ears{H241} from hearing{H8085} of blood,{H1818} and shutteth{H6105} his eyes{H5869} from looking{H7200} upon evil:{H7451} 16 He shall dwell{H7931} on high;{H4791} his place of defence{H4869} shall be the munitions{H4679} of rocks;{H5553} his bread{H3899} shall be given{H5414} [him]; his waters{H4325} shall be sure.{H539}
- Josh 6:18 : 18 But as for you, only{H7535} keep{H8104} yourselves from the devoted thing,{H2764} lest when ye have devoted{H2763} it, ye take{H3947} of the devoted thing;{H2764} so would ye make{H7760} the camp{H4264} of Israel{H3478} accursed,{H2764} and trouble{H5916} it.
- Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel{H3478} hath sinned;{H2398} yea, they have even transgressed{H5674} my covenant{H1285} which I commanded{H6680} them: yea, they have even taken{H3947} of the devoted thing,{H2764} and have also stolen,{H1589} and dissembled{H3584} also; and they have even put{H7760} it among their own stuff.{H3627} 12 Therefore the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} cannot{H3201} stand{H6965} before{H6440} their enemies;{H341} they turn{H6437} their backs{H6203} before{H6440} their enemies,{H341} because they are become accursed:{H2764} I will not be with you any more,{H3254} except{H3808} ye destroy{H8045} the devoted{H2764} thing from among{H7130} you.
- Josh 7:24-25 : 24 And Joshua,{H3091} and all Israel{H3478} with him, took{H3947} Achan{H5912} the son{H1121} of Zerah,{H2226} and the silver,{H3701} and the mantle,{H155} and the wedge{H3956} of gold,{H2091} and his sons,{H1121} and his daughters,{H1323} and his oxen,{H7794} and his asses,{H2543} and his sheep,{H6629} and his tent,{H168} and all that he had: and they brought{H5927} them up unto the valley{H6010} of Achor.{H5911} 25 And Joshua{H3091} said,{H559} Why{H4100} hast thou troubled{H5916} us? Jehovah{H3068} shall trouble{H5916} thee this day.{H3117} And all Israel{H3478} stoned{H7275} him with stones;{H68} and they burned{H8313} them with fire,{H784} and stoned{H5619} them with stones.{H68}
- 1 Sam 8:3-5 : 3 And his sons{H1121} walked{H1980} not in his ways,{H1870} but turned aside{H5186} after{H310} lucre,{H1215} and took{H3947} bribes,{H7810} and perverted{H5186} justice.{H4941} 4 Then all the elders{H2205} of Israel{H3478} gathered themselves together,{H6908} and came{H935} to Samuel{H8050} unto Ramah;{H7414} 5 and they said{H559} unto him, Behold, thou art old,{H2204} and thy sons{H1121} walk{H1980} not in thy ways:{H1870} now make{H7760} us a king{H4428} to judge{H8199} us like all the nations.{H1471}
- Prov 11:19 : 19 He that is stedfast in righteousness{H6666} [shall attain] unto life;{H2416} And he that pursueth{H7291} evil{H7451} [doeth it] to his own death.{H4194}
- Deut 7:26 : 26 And thou shalt not bring{H935} an abomination{H8441} into thy house,{H1004} and become a devoted thing{H2764} like unto it: thou shalt utterly{H8262} detest{H8262} it, and thou shalt utterly{H8581} abhor{H8581} it; for it is a devoted thing.{H2764}