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.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 the Lord try the hearts, and prove the reins, to give to every one according to his ways, and according to the fruits of his devices.

12An exalted throne of glory is our sanctuary.

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Cross References

Job 20:21There is nothing remaining of his provisions; 1 Therefore his goods shall not flourish. 1

Proverbs 1:18For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; 1 And the overthrow of transgressors is evil. 1

Proverbs 15:27a By alms and by faithful dealings sins are purged away; 1 But by the fear of the Lord everyone departs from evil. 1

Proverbs 23:5If thou shouldest fix thine eye upon him, he will disappear; 1 For wings like an eagle’s are prepared for him, 1 And he returns to the house of his master. 1

Proverbs 28:16A king in need of revenues is a great oppressor: 1 But he that hates injustice shall live a long time. 1

Proverbs 28:22An envious man makes haste to be rich, 1 And knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him. 1

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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