Jeremiah 17:11
"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 28:20
"A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 21:6
"The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 22:17
"But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it."
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 → - Proverbs 28:8
"He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 15:27
"He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live."
Read in chapter → - Micah 2:1
"Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 28:22
"He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 13:11
"Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase."
Read in chapter → - 2 Peter 2:14
"Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:"
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