Proverbs 15:27

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Proverbs 15:25–29 · Berean Standard Bible

25 The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.

26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.

27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

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Proverbs 1:19

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

Proverbs 11:19

Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.

Proverbs 11:29

He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

Deuteronomy 7:26

And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.

Joshua 6:18

But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.

Joshua 7:12

This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.

Joshua 7:24

Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.

Joshua 7:25

“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

1 Samuel 8:3

But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.

1 Samuel 8:4

So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

1 Samuel 8:5

“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”

2 Kings 5:27

Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.

Isaiah 5:8

Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.

Isaiah 5:9

I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.

Isaiah 5:10

For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.”

Jeremiah 17:11

Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”

Habakkuk 2:9

Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

Habakkuk 2:10

You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

Habakkuk 2:11

For the stones will cry out from the wall, and the rafters will echo it from the woodwork.

Zechariah 5:3

Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.

Zechariah 5:4

I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”

Proverbs 28:16

A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.

Proverbs 29:4

By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

Exodus 18:21

Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

Exodus 23:8

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—

Isaiah 33:16

he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.