Proverbs 15:27

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, || And whoever is hating gifts lives.

YLT

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

DBY

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

DRC

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.

GNV

He that is greedie of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth giftes, shall liue.

JPS

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

LXXE

A receiver of bribes destroys himself; but he that hates the receiving of bribes is safe. [By alms and by faithful dealings sins are purged away;] but by the fear of the Lord every one departs from evil.Observe, this is not in the Heb. nor any such doctrine.

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Original-language editions

WLC

עֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭יתוֹ בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע וְשׂוֹנֵ֖א מַתָּנֹ֣ת יִחְיֶֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἐξόλλυσιν ἑαυτὸν ὁ δωρολήπτης, ὁ δὲ μισῶν δώρων λήψεις σώζεται· ἐλεημοσύναις καὶ πίστεσιν ἀποκαθαίρονται ἁμαρτίαι, τῷ δὲ φόβῳ Κυρίου ἐκκλίνει πᾶς ἀπὸ κακοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Exodus 23:8Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
• Proverbs 1:19Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
• Jeremiah 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.”
• Deuteronomy 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.
• Isaiah 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— he will dwell on…
• Proverbs 11:29He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
• Exodus 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.
• Joshua 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…
• Zechariah 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…
• Habakkuk 2:9–11Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster! You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life. For the stones will…
• Joshua 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…
• Isaiah 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. I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left…
• Joshua 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.
• 1 Samuel 8:3–5But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice. So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. “Look,” they said,…
• Proverbs 11:19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
• Proverbs 29:4By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

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