Proverbs 11:29
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29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
The fool will be a servant to the wise.
Ecclesiastes 5:16
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16 And this, too, is a very serious problem. People leave this world no better off than when they came. All their hard work is for nothing—like working for the wind.
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Proverbs 14:19
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19 Evil people will bow before good people;
the wicked will bow at the gates of the godly.
Habakkuk 2:9-10
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9 “What sorrow awaits you who build big houses
with money gained dishonestly!
You believe your wealth will buy security,
putting your family’s nest beyond the reach of danger.
10 But by the murders you committed,
you have shamed your name and forfeited your lives.
Hosea 8:7
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7 “They have planted the wind
and will harvest the whirlwind.
The stalks of grain wither
and produce nothing to eat.
And even if there is any grain,
foreigners will eat it.
Proverbs 15:27
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27 Greed brings grief to the whole family,
but those who hate bribes will live.
1 Samuel 25:38
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38 About ten days later, the Lord struck him, and he died.
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1 Samuel 25:17
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17 You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He’s so ill-tempered that no one can even talk to him!”
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1 Samuel 25:3
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3 This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.
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Joshua 7:24-25
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24 Then Joshua and all the Israelites took Achan, the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats, tent, and everything he had, and they brought them to the valley of Achor. 25 Then Joshua said to Achan, “Why have you brought trouble on us? The Lord will now bring trouble on you.” And all the Israelites stoned Achan and his family and burned their bodies.
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Genesis 34:30
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30 Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the people of this land—among all the Canaanites and Perizzites. We are so few that they will join forces and crush us. I will be ruined, and my entire household will be wiped out!”
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