Proverbs 15:27
He who is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he who hateth bribes shall live.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
In Context
26Evil devices are an abomination to the LORD; But pleasant words are pure.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:27
26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord : but the words of the pure are pleasant words. The former part of this verse speaks of thoughts, the latter of words, but they come all to one; for thoughts are words to God, and words are judged of by the thoughts from which they proceed, so that, 1. The thoughts and words of the wicked, which are, like themselves, wicked, which aim at mischief, and have some ill tendency or other, are an abomination to the Lord; he is displeased at them and will… Read the whole commentary →