Proverbs 15:27

Greed for ill-gotten gain brings trouble on one's own household, while refusing bribes brings life. It matters because covetousness corrupts a person and their family, but integrity preserves.

Cross-references · 20

• Exod 23:8Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
• Prov 1:19Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
• Jer 17:11Like 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.”
• Prov 11:29He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
• Isa 33:15–16He 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—
• Deut 16:19Do 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.
• Josh 7:24–25Then 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.
• Exod 18:21Furthermore, 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.
• Zech 5:3–4Then 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.
• Hab 2:9–11Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
• Josh 6:18But 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.
• Josh 7:11–12Israel 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.
• Prov 28:16A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
• Prov 20:21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
• Isa 5:8–10Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
• Prov 11:19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
• Deut 7:26And 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.
• 1 Sam 8:3–5But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.
• 2 Kgs 5:27Therefore, 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.
• Prov 29:4By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

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