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.”
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing ex
“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serv
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is n
There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is
who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should n
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed ch
Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accum
Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have h
Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remain
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they
“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that pl
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you
A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever.
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fathe