So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; Greed takes away the lives of its possessors.

The righteousness of the upright will rescue them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.

The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten]; They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].

An inheritance hastily gained [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning Will not be blessed in the end.

The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten]; They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].

An arrogant and greedy man stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the Lord will be blessed and prosper.