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Proverbs 15:27
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Proverbs 15:27
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27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(A)
Proverbs 15:27
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Proverbs 15:27
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27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
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Proverbs 1:19
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Proverbs 1:19
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19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the life of those who get it.(A)
Proverbs 1:19
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Proverbs 1:19
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19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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Exodus 23:8
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Exodus 23:8
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8 “Do not accept a bribe,(A) for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.
Exodus 23:8
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Exodus 23:8
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8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
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Jeremiah 17:11
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Jeremiah 17:11
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11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
are those who gain riches by unjust means.
When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them,
and in the end they will prove to be fools.(A)
Jeremiah 17:11
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Jeremiah 17:11
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11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
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Proverbs 11:29
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Proverbs 11:29
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29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.(A)
Proverbs 11:29
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Proverbs 11:29
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29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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2 Kings 5:27
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2 Kings 5:27
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27 Naaman’s leprosy(A) will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi(B) went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.(C)
2 Kings 5:27
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2 Kings 5:27
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27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 Do not pervert justice(A) or show partiality.(B) Do not accept a bribe,(C) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.
Deuteronomy 16:19
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Deuteronomy 16:19
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19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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Zechariah 5:3-4
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Zechariah 5:3-4
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3 And he said to me, “This is the curse(A) that is going out over the whole land; for according to what it says on one side, every thief(B) will be banished, and according to what it says on the other, everyone who swears falsely(C) will be banished. 4 The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely(D) by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.(E)’”
Zechariah 5:3-4
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Zechariah 5:3-4
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3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
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Habakkuk 2:9-11
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Habakkuk 2:9-11
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9 “Woe to him who builds(A) his house by unjust gain,(B)
setting his nest(C) on high
to escape the clutches of ruin!
10 You have plotted the ruin(D) of many peoples,
shaming(E) your own house and forfeiting your life.
11 The stones(F) of the wall will cry out,
and the beams of the woodwork will echo it.
Habakkuk 2:9-11
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Habakkuk 2:9-11
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9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!
10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.
11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
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Isaiah 33:15-16
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Isaiah 33:15-16
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15 Those who walk righteously(A)
and speak what is right,(B)
who reject gain from extortion(C)
and keep their hands from accepting bribes,(D)
who stop their ears against plots of murder
and shut their eyes(E) against contemplating evil—
16 they are the ones who will dwell on the heights,(F)
whose refuge(G) will be the mountain fortress.(H)
Their bread will be supplied,
and water will not fail(I) them.
Isaiah 33:15-16
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Isaiah 33:15-16
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15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
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Isaiah 5:8-10
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Isaiah 5:8-10
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Woes and Judgments
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, about 6 gallons or about 22 liters
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 360 pounds or about 160 kilograms
- Isaiah 5:10 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
Isaiah 5:8-10
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Isaiah 5:8-10
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8 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
9 In mine ears said the Lord of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
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Proverbs 28:16
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Proverbs 28:16
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16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,
but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
Proverbs 28:16
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Proverbs 28:16
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16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
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