Jeremiah 17:11

As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

10I, Jehovah, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

12A glorious throne, [set] on high from the beginning, is the place of our sanctuary.

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Cross References

Job 20:21There was nothing left that he devoured not; Therefore his prosperity shall not endure.

Proverbs 1:18And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Proverbs 23:5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

Proverbs 28:16The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; [But] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

Proverbs 28:22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon 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 →

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