Proverbs 15:27

Coverdale Bible (1535)

The couetous man wrutteth vp his owne house, but who so hateth rewardes, shal lyue.

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  • Exod 23:8 : 8 Thou shalt not take giftes: for giftes blinde euen them yt are sharpe of sight, & wraist the righteous causes.
  • 2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 But the leprosy of Naaman shal cleue vnto the & to thy sede for euer. Then wete he forth from him leporous as snowe.
  • Prov 1:19 : 19 These are the wayes of all soch as be couetous, that one wolde rauysh anothers life.
  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest the lawe. Thou shalt knowe no personne also, ner take giftes. For giftes blynde the eyes of ye wyse, & peruerte ye righteous causes.
  • Prov 11:29 : 29 Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 The disceatfull maketh a nest, but bringeth forth no yonge: He commeth by riches, but not rightuously. In the myddest off his life must he leaue them behinde him, and at the last be founde a very foole.
  • Hab 2:9-9 : 9 Wo vnto him, that couetously gathereth euell gotten goodes in to his house: that he maye set his nest an hye, to escape from the power of mysfortune. 10 Thou hast deuysed ye shame of thine owne house, for thou hast slayne to moch people, and hast wilfully offended: 11 so that the very stones of the wall shal crie out of it, and the tymbre that lieth betwixte the ioyntes of the buyldinge shall answere.
  • Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then sayde he vnto me: This is the curse, yt goeth forth ouer the whole earth: For all theues shalbe iudged after this boke, & all swearers shalbe iudged acordinge to the same. 4 I wil bringe it forth (saieth the LORDE of hoostes) so yt it shal come to the house of the thefe, & to the house of him, that falsely sweareth by my name: & shal remayne in his house, & cosume it, with the tymbre & stones therof.
  • Exod 18:21 : 21 But loke out amonge all the people, for honest men, that feare God, soch as are true, & hate couetousnes: make these rulers ouer them, some ouer thousandes, ouer hundredes, ouer fiftie, and ouer ten,
  • Prov 20:21 : 21 The heretage that commeth to haistely at the first, shal not be praysed at the ende.
  • Prov 28:16 : 16 Where the prynce is without vnderstondinge, there is greate oppression & wronge: but yf he be soch one as hateth couetousnesse, he shal longe raigne.
  • Prov 29:4 : 4 With true iudgment ye kynge setteth vp the londe, but yf he be a man yt taketh giftes, he turneth it vpsyde downe.
  • Isa 5:8-9 : 8 Wo to you that ioyne one house to another, and bringe one londe so nigh vnto another, till ye can get no more grounde. Wil ye dwell vpon the earth alone? 9 The LORDE of hoostes rowneth me thus i myne eare: shal not many greater and more gorgions houses be so waist, that no man shall dwell in the? 10 And ten akers of vynes shal geue but a Quarte, and xxx. bushels of sede shal geue but thre.
  • Isa 33:15-16 : 15 He that ledeth a godly life (saye I) & speaketh the treuth: He that abhorreth to do violence and disceate: he that kepeth his hode that he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, that he heare no councel agaynst the innocent: which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se no euel. 16 He it is, that shal dwel on hie, whose sauegarde shalbe in the true rocke, to him shalbe geuen the right true meat & drynke.
  • Josh 6:18 : 18 Onely bewarre of it that is damned, lest ye damne youre selues (yf ye take ought of it which is damned) and make the hoost of Israel to be damned, and brynge it into mysfortune.
  • Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel hath offended, and trasgressed ouer my couenaunt, which I commaunded the. They haue taken also of the thinge that was damned, and haue stollen, and dyssembled, and layed it amonge their ornamentes. 12 The children of Israel are not able to stonde before their aduersaries, but must turne their backes vpon their enemies: for they are a cursed. I wyll no more be with you from hece forth yf ye put not out the damned from amonge you.
  • Josh 7:24-25 : 24 Then Iosua and all Israel with him, toke Achan the sonne of Serah with the siluer, the garment and golde tunge, his sonnes and doughters, his oxen and asses, and shepe, and all that he had broughte they in to ye valley of Achor. 25 And Iosua sayde: For so moch as thou hast troubled vs, the LORDE trouble the this daye. And all Israel stoned him, and burned him with fyre with all that he had.
  • 1 Sam 8:3-5 : 3 Neuertheles his sonnes walked not in his wayes, but enclyned vnto couetousnes, & toke giftes, & wraysted the lawe. 4 Then all ye Elders in Israel gathered the selues together, & came to Ramath vnto Samuel, 5 & saide vnto him: Beholde, thou art waxen olde, & thy sonnes walke not in yi wayes, set a kynge now ouer vs therfore, to iudge vs, as all ye Heithe haue.
  • Prov 11:19 : 19 Like as rightuousnes bryngeth life, eue so to cleue vnto euell, bryngeth death.
  • Deut 7:26 : 26 Therfore shalt thou not brynge the abhominacion in to thine house, yt thou be not damned as it is, but shalt vtterly defye it, and abhorre it, for it is damned.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 1:19
    78%

    19These are the wayes of all soch as be couetous, that one wolde rauysh anothers life.

  • Prov 21:26
    76%

    26He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe, but the rightuous is allwaye geuynge & kepeth nothinge backe.

  • Prov 15:6
    76%

    6In the house of the rightuous are greate riches, but in the increase of the vngodly there is mysordre.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23The vngodly taketh giftes out of the bosome, to wraist the wayes of iudgment.

  • Hab 2:9
    75%

    9Wo vnto him, that couetously gathereth euell gotten goodes in to his house: that he maye set his nest an hye, to escape from the power of mysfortune.

  • Prov 28:16
    73%

    16Where the prynce is without vnderstondinge, there is greate oppression & wronge: but yf he be soch one as hateth couetousnesse, he shal longe raigne.

  • Prov 11:27-29
    3 verses
    73%

    27He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shal happe vnto him.

    28He that trusteth in his riches, shal haue a fall, but ye rightuous shal florish as the grene leaf.

    29Who so maketh disquyetnesse in his owne house, he shal haue wynde for his heretage, and the foole shal be seruaunt to the wyse.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

  • Eccl 7:7
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    7Who so doeth wronge, maketh a wyse man to go out of his witt, and destroyeth a gentle hert.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22He that will be rich all to soone, hath an euell eye, and considereth not, that pouerte shall come vpon him.

  • Exod 23:8
    73%

    8Thou shalt not take giftes: for giftes blinde euen them yt are sharpe of sight, & wraist the righteous causes.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8Who so increaseth his riches by vautage & wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19He yt tylleth his londe, shal haue plenteousnesse of bred: but he that foloweth ydilnesse, shal haue pouerte ynough.

    20A faithfull man is greatly to be commeded, but he that maketh to moch haist for to be riche, shal not be vngiltie.

  • Prov 28:25
    72%

    25He that is of a proude stomacke, stereth vp strife: but he that putteth his trust in ye LORDE, shalbe well fedd.

  • Isa 33:15
    72%

    15He that ledeth a godly life (saye I) & speaketh the treuth: He that abhorreth to do violence and disceate: he that kepeth his hode that he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, that he heare no councel agaynst the innocent: which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se no euel.

  • Prov 17:13
    72%

    13Who so rewardeth euell for good, the plage shal not departe fro his house.

  • Prov 17:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19He yt loueth strife, delyteth in synne: & who so setteth his dore to hye, seketh after a fall.

    20Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

  • Prov 11:15
    72%

    15He that is suertye for a straunger, hurteth himself: but he that medleth not with suerteshippe, is sure.

  • Prov 17:8
    71%

    8Liberalite is a precious stone vnto him that hath it, for where so euer he becometh, he prospereth.

  • Prov 29:24
    71%

    24Who so kepeth company wt a thefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth blasphemies, & telleth it not forth.

  • Prov 10:2
    71%

    2Treasures that are wickedly gotten, profit nothinge, but rightuousnesse delyuereth from death.

  • Prov 21:14
    71%

    14A preuy rewarde pacifieth displeasure, and a gifte in the bosome stilleth furiousnesse.

  • Jer 22:13
    71%

    13Wo worth him, that buyldeth his house with vnrightuousnes, ad his perlers with the good, that he hath gotten by violence: which neuer recompenseth his neghburs laboure, ner payeth him his hyre.

  • Prov 29:4
    71%

    4With true iudgment ye kynge setteth vp the londe, but yf he be a man yt taketh giftes, he turneth it vpsyde downe.

  • Prov 6:35
    71%

    35no though thou woldest ofre him greate giftes to make amendes, he will not receaue them.

  • Prov 13:11
    71%

    11Hastely gotte goodes are soone spent, but they that be gathered together with the hande, shal increase.

  • Eccl 5:10
    71%

    10He that loueth money, wil neuer be satisfied with money: and who so delyteth in riches, shal haue no profit therof. Is not this also a vayne thinge?

  • Eccl 5:13
    71%

    13Yet is there a sore plage, which I haue sene vnder the Sonne (namely) riches kepte to the hurte of him yt hath them in possession.

  • Ezek 18:13
    70%

    13he lendeth vpon vsury, and taketh more ouer. Shal this man lyue? He shal not lyne. Seinge he hath done all these abhominacions, he shall dye: his bloude shalbe vpon him.

  • Prov 28:27
    70%

    27He that geueth vnto the poore, shal not wante: but he that turneth awaye his eyes from soch as be in necessite, shall suffre greate pouerte himself.

  • Prov 15:16
    70%

    16Better is a litle with the feare of the LORDE then greate treasure, for they are not without sorowe.

  • Prov 15:28
    70%

    28A rightuous ma museth in his mynde how to do good, but ye mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, how he maye do harme.

  • Prov 14:17
    70%

    17An vnpacient man handeleth foolishly, but he that is well aduysed, doth other wayes.

  • Prov 21:17
    70%

    17He yt hath pleasure in banckettes, shal be a poore man: Who so delyteth in wyne and delicates, shal not be riche.

  • Prov 21:5-6
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    70%

    5The deuyses of one that is diligent, brynge plenteousnes: but he yt is vnaduysed, commeth vnto pouerte.

    6Who so hoordeth vp riches wt ye disceatfulnes of his tonge, he is a foole, & like vnto them that seke their owne death.

  • Prov 15:26
    70%

    26The LORDE abhoreth ye ymaginacions of ye wicked, but pure wordes are pleasaunt vnto him.

  • Jer 5:27
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    27And like as a net is full of byrdes, so are their houses full of that, which they haue gotten with falsede and disceate. Herof cometh their greate substaunce and riches,

  • Prov 25:17
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    17Withdrawe yi foote fro thy neghbours house, lest he be weery of the, and so abhorre the.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7Some men are riche, though they haue nothinge: agayne, some me are poore hauynge greate riches.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The laboure of the vngodly prospereth not, but he that soweth rightuosnes, shal receaue a sure rewarde.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9For they that wylbe riche, fall in to the teptacion and snare, and in to many folisshe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in destruccion and damnacion.

  • Ps 15:5
    70%

    5He that geueth not his money vpon vsury, and taketh no rewarde agaynst the innocet. Who so doth these thiges, shal neuer be remoued.

  • Ps 26:10
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    10In whose hondes is wickednesse, and their right honde is full of giftes.

  • Prov 28:6
    69%

    6A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.

  • Prov 19:23
    69%

    23The feare of the LORDE preserueth the life, yee it geueth pleteousnes, without the visitacio of any plage.