Proverbs 15:27 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁷He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Proverbs 15:27 —

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Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Proverbs 1:19
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Jeremiah 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.
Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Deuteronomy 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.

Topics

Avarice Bribery Civil Service Corruption Court Covetousness Cupidity Greed

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 27)

Note, 1. Those that are covetous entail trouble upon their families: He that is greedy of gain, and therefore makes himself a slave to the world, rises up early, sits up late, and eats the bread of carefulness, in pursuit of it—he that hurries, and puts himself and all about him upon the stretch, in business, frets and vexes at every loss and disappointment, and quarrels with every body that stand…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 27)

27. (Compare Pr 11:17). Avarice brings trouble to him and his. hateth gifts--or, “bribes” (Ex 23:8; Psa 15:5), and is not avaricious.