Proverbs 15:27
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
- KJV
- He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
- WEB
- He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
- ASV
- He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.
- DARBY
- He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
- BLB
- The one being greedy for dishonest gain is troubling his house, and the one hating bribes will live.
- ÅB
- Den som jager etter vinning, setter sitt hus i ulag, men den som hater gaver,[^1] skal leve.
- OTB
- Den grådige bringer ulykke over sitt hus, men den som hater bestikkelser skal leve.
- B1930
- Den som jager efter vinning, setter sitt hus i ulag, men den som hater gaver, skal leve.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 23:8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Read in contextProverbs 1:19
Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.”
Read in contextProverbs 11:29
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 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.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:15–16
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—
Read in contextJoshua 7:24–25
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.
Read in contextExodus 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.
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