Jeremiah 17:11
The partridge utters her voice, she gathers eggs which she did not lay; so is a man gaining his wealth unjustly; in the midst of his days his riches shall leave him, and at his latter end he will be a fool.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
12An exalted throne of glory is our sanctuary.
Cross References
Job 20:21There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.
Proverbs 1:18For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
Proverbs 15:27a [By alms and by faithful dealings + 15:27a Observe, this is not in the Heb. nor any such doctrine.sins are purged away;] but by the fear of the Lord every one departs from evil.
Proverbs 23:5If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; for wings like an eagle's are prepared for him, and he returns to the house of his master.
Proverbs 28:16A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: but he that hates injustice shall live a long time.
Proverbs 28:22An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over 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 →