Proverbs 15:27
25 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth 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
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Read in contextProverbs 1:19
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Read in contextJeremiah 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.
Read in contextProverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:15–16
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
Read in contextJoshua 7:24–25
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.
Read in contextExodus 18:21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
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