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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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Matthew Henry
(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 stan...
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