Proverbs 15:27

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Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

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  • Exod 23:8 : 8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.' Then Gehazi went out from Elisha's presence, leprous, as white as snow.
  • Prov 1:19 : 19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
  • Prov 11:29 : 29 Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.
  • Hab 2:9-9 : 9 Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity! 10 You have planned disgrace for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your own life. 11 For the stone will cry out from the wall, and the wooden beam will answer it.
  • Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then he said to me, 'This is the curse that is going out over the whole land: for everyone who steals will be judged according to what is written on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be judged according to what is written on the other side.' 4 'I will send it out,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will remain inside their house and consume it completely, including its timber and stones.'
  • Exod 18:21 : 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
  • Prov 20:21 : 21 An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.
  • Prov 28:16 : 16 A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
  • Prov 29:4 : 4 A king establishes a land by justice, but a man who accepts bribes tears it down.
  • Isa 5:8-9 : 8 Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field until there is no room, and you live alone in the midst of the land. 9 The Lord of Hosts said in my hearing: Truly, many houses will become desolate—large and beautiful ones, without occupants. 10 For ten acres of vineyard will yield only a single bath of wine, and a homer of seed will produce merely an ephah of grain.
  • Isa 33:15-16 : 15 The one who walks in righteousness, speaks what is right, rejects gain from extortion, shakes his hands to refuse bribes, stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil. 16 He will dwell on the heights; his refuge will be the rocky fortresses. His bread will be provided, and his water will be sure.
  • Josh 6:18 : 18 But you must keep yourselves from taking any of the things devoted to destruction; otherwise, you will bring destruction upon the camp of Israel and trouble it.
  • Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, and they have put them with their own possessions. 12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.
  • Josh 7:24-25 : 24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor. 25 Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them with fire.
  • 1 Sam 8:3-5 : 3 However, his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside to dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. 5 They said to him, 'You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us, like all the other nations.'
  • Prov 11:19 : 19 True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.
  • Deut 7:26 : 26 Do not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction just like it. Utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction.

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  • Prov 1:19
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    19 Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26 All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6 The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23 The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Hab 2:9
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    9 Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity!

  • Prov 28:16
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    16 A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 11:27-29
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    27 Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

    28 Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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  • Prov 22:16
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    16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Eccl 7:7
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    7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Exod 23:8
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    8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

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  • Prov 28:25
    72%

    25 A greedy person stirs up conflict, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15 The one who walks in righteousness, speaks what is right, rejects gain from extortion, shakes his hands to refuse bribes, stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Prov 17:19-20
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    19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

    20 A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 11:15
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    15 Whoever puts up security for a stranger will suffer harm, but whoever hates striking hands in pledge is secure.

  • Prov 17:8
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    8 A bribe is like a precious gem in the eyes of its giver; wherever it turns, it prospers.

  • Prov 29:24
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    24 Whoever partners with a thief hates his own life; he hears the curse but does not testify.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2 Treasures gained through wickedness bring no benefit, but righteousness rescues from death.

  • Prov 21:14
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    14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe in the lap pacifies intense wrath.

  • Jer 22:13
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    13 Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4 A king establishes a land by justice, but a man who accepts bribes tears it down.

  • Prov 6:35
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    35 He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be appeased, no matter how great the gift you offer.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

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  • Ezek 18:13
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    13 He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a person live? He will not! Because he has committed all these abominations, he will surely be put to death, and his blood will be on his own head.

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    27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16 Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.

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    28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

  • Prov 14:17
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  • Prov 21:17
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    17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

  • Prov 21:5-6
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    5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

    6 The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

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    26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • Jer 5:27
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    27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Because of this, they have become great and rich.

  • Prov 25:17
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    17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he become weary of you and hate you.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7 One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Ps 15:5
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    5 Who does not lend money at interest or accept a bribe against the innocent. The one who does these things will never be shaken.

  • Ps 26:10
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    10 whose hands are full of wicked schemes, and whose right hand is filled with bribes.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23 The fear of the LORD leads to life; one is content and rests untroubled by harm.