Jeremiah 17:11
A partridge has hatched eggs that she did not lay; a man has gathered riches, but without judgment. In the midst of his days, he will leave it all behind, and he will be foolish concerning his very end.”
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In Context
12“A high and glorious throne is the place of our sanctification from the beginning.
Cross References
Job 20:21Nothing remained of his portion, and, because of this, nothing will continue of his kind.
Proverbs 1:18Likewise, they lie in ambush against their own blood, and they undertake deceits against their own souls.
Proverbs 15:27Whoever pursues avarice disturbs his own house. But whoever hates bribes shall live. Through mercy and faith, sins are purged. But through the fear of the Lord, each one turns aside from evil.
Proverbs 23:5Do not raise your eyes toward wealth that you are not able to have. For they will make themselves wings, like those of an eagle, and they will fly in the sky.
Proverbs 28:16A leader destitute of prudence will oppress many through false accusations. But whoever hates avarice shall prolong his days.
Proverbs 28:22A man who hurries to become rich, and who envies others, does not know that destitution will overwhelm him.
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 17:6-12
True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains. ( b. c. 605.) 5 Thus saith the Lord ; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord . 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord , and whose hope the Lord is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,… Read the whole commentary →