Proverbs on Money, Economy & Work
105 passages
| Unjust Gain-Bribes | ||
| Pr 1:19 |
Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain; it takes away the life of its possessors.
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| Pr 10:2 |
Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
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| Pr 10:11 |
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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| Pr 11:1 |
A false balance is an abomination to the
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| Pr 11:18 |
The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
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| Pr 15:6 |
In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
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| Pr 15:27 |
Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
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| Pr 16:8 |
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
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| Pr 17:8 |
A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.
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| Pr 17:23 |
The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.
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| Pr 20:17 |
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel.
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| Pr 21:16 |
One who wanders from the way of good sense will rest in the assembly of the dead.
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| Pr 28:8 |
Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
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| Pr 28:20 |
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
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| Pr 28:24–25 | ||
| Wisdom's Worth is more than Riches | ||
| Pr 2:4 |
if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,
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| Pr 3:14 |
for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.
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| Pr 16:16 |
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
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