TOPICAL PROVERBS

by Grant Hodges

Wisdom for the Children of the King

GREED

NIV
1:17 - How useless to spread a net in full view of all the birds;
1:18 - These men lie in wait for their own blood; they waylay only themselves!
1:19 - Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it.
15:27 - A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.
21:26 - All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
22:16 - He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and he who gives gifts to the rich--both come to poverty.
27:20 - Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
28:8 - He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
28:20 - A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
28:22 - A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him.

NASB
1:17 - Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net in the sight of any bird;
1:18 - But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
1:19 - So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.
15:27 - He who profits illicitly troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
21:26 - All day long he is craving, while the righteous gives and does not hold back.
22:16 - He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
27:20 - Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
28:8 - He who increases his wealth by interest and usury gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.
28:20 - A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
28:22 - A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not know that want will come upon him.

KJV
1:17 - Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
1:18 - And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
1:19 - So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
15:27 - He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
21:26 - He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
22:16 - He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
27:20 - Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
28:8 - He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
28:20 - A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
28:22 - He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.


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