Proverbs 1:19

¹⁷ Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

¹⁸ And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

²⁰ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

²¹ She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: Så går det hver den som søker urettferdig vinning; den tar livet av sine egne herrer.
OTB: Slik er veiene for alle som er grådige etter urettferdig vinning; det tar livet av dem som forfølger det.
B1930: Så går det hver den som søker urettferdig vinning; den tar livet av sine egne herrer.

BSB: Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
KJV: So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
WEB: So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
ASV: So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
DARBY: So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.
BLB: Such [are] the ways of everyone being greedy for dishonest gain—the soul of its masters it takes away.

Proverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
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2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
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Proverbs 23:3–4
Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.
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Jeremiah 22:17–19
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.
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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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Micah 2:1–3
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.
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James 5:1–4
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
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Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
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