27 Whoever is vgreedy for unjust gain wtroubles his own household,
but he who hates xbribes will live.
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Proverbs 1:19
Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain;
it takes away the life of its possessors.
Isaiah 5:8
Woe to those who join house to house,
who add field to field,
until there is no more room,
and you are made to dwell alone
in the midst of the land.
Jeremiah 17:11
Like the partridge that gathers a brood that she did not hatch,
so is he who gets riches but not by justice;
in the midst of his days they will leave him,
and at his end he will be a fool.
Proverbs 11:29
Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Joshua 7:25
And Joshua said, “Why did you bring trouble on us? The LORD brings trouble on you today.” And all Israel stoned him with stones. They burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
Proverbs 17:23
The wicked accepts a bribe in secret
to pervert the ways of justice.
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