Jeremiah 17:11

As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

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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 search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

12A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.

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Cross References

Job 20:21There shall none of his food be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.

Proverbs 1:18And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privately for their own lives.

Proverbs 15:27He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates gifts shall live.

Proverbs 23:5Will you set yours eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs 28:16The prince that wants understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hates covetousness shall prolong his days.

Proverbs 28:22He that hastes to be rich has an evil eye, and considers not that poverty 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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