Proverbs 15:27
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
World Messianic 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
26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.
28The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.
Cross References
Exodus 18:21Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Deuteronomy 7:26You shall not bring an abomination into your house and become a devoted thing like it. You shall utterly detest it. You shall utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.
Joshua 6:18But as for you, only keep yourselves from what is devoted to destruction, lest when you have devoted it, you take of the devoted thing; so you would make the camp of Israel accursed and trouble it.
Joshua 7:24Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the wedge of gold, his sons, his daughters, his cattle, his donkeys, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had; and they brought them up to the valley of Achor.
1 Samuel 8:3His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
2 Kings 5:27Therefore the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and to your offspring forever.” He went out from his presence a leper, as white as snow.
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 →