Habakkuk 2:9
"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!"
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- Jeremiah 49:16
"Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 22:13
"Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;"
Read in chapter → - Genesis 19:26
"But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 47:7
"And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 21:2
"And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 52:7
"Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 18:11
"The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit."
Read in chapter → - Genesis 13:10
"And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 10:3
"For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 28:15
"Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:"
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