God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 15:27
27Whoever is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble to his family, but whoever hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 15:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
- New International Version (NIV)The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.
Context of Proverbs 15:27
25The Lord tears down the house of an arrogant person, but he protects the property of widows. 26The thoughts of evil people are disgusting to the Lord, but pleasant words are pure to him. Whoever is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble to his family, but whoever hates bribes will live. 28The heart of a righteous person carefully considers how to answer, but the mouths of wicked people pour out a flood of evil things. 29The Lord is far from wicked people, but he hears the prayers of righteous people.
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עֹכֵ֣ר בֵּ֭יתוֹ בּוֹצֵ֣עַ בָּ֑צַע וְשׂוֹנֵ֖א מַתָּנֹ֣ת יִחְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 15:27
- Proverbs 1:19This is what happens to everyone who is greedy for unjust gain. Greed takes away his life.
- Proverbs 11:19As righteousness leads to life, so whoever pursues evil finds his own death.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance quickly obtained in the beginning will never be blessed in the end.
- Deuteronomy 7:26Never bring a disgusting idol into your house. If you do, you and the idol will be destroyed. Consider it detestable and disgusting. It must be destroyed.”
- Joshua 6:18But stay away from what has been claimed by the Lord for destruction, or you, too, will be destroyed by the Lord. If you take anything that is claimed by the Lord, you will bring destruction and disaster on the camp of Israel.
- Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned. They have ignored the requirements that I have placed on them. They have taken what I claimed for myself and put it among their own goods. They have not only stolen, but they have also lied.
- 1 Samuel 8:3The sons didn’t follow their father’s example but turned to dishonest ways of making money. They took bribes and denied people justice.
- 2 Kings 5:27Naaman’s skin disease will cling to you and your descendants permanently!” When he left Elisha, Gehazi had a disease that made his skin as flaky as snow.
- Isaiah 5:8How horrible it will be for you who acquire house after house and buy field after field until there’s nothing left and you have to live by yourself in the land.
- Jeremiah 17:11A person who gets rich dishonestly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay. During his lifetime, he will lose his wealth. In the end, he will be a godless fool.”
- Habakkuk 2:9“ ‘How horrible it will be for the one who uses violence to get things for his own household in order to set his nest up high and save himself from disaster.’
- Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, “This is a curse that will go out all over the earth. The one side of the scroll says that every thief will be forced away. The other side of the scroll says that everyone who takes an oath will be forced away.
- Proverbs 28:16A leader without understanding taxes ⌞his people⌟ heavily, but those who hate unjust gain will live longer.
- Proverbs 29:4By means of justice, a king builds up a country, but a person who confiscates religious contributions tears it down.
- Exodus 18:21“But choose capable men from all the people, men who fear God, men you can trust, men who hate corruption. Put them in charge of groups of 1,000, or 100, or 50, or 10 people.
- Exodus 23:8Never take a bribe, because bribes blind those who can see and deny justice to those who are in the right.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27He that is greedy of gain - He who will be rich; troubleth his own house - he is a torment to himself and his family by his avariciousness and penury, and a curse to those with whom he deals. But he that hateth gifts - Whatever is given to pervert judgment.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Gifts - There is a special application to the office of the judge. The Aramaic Targum paraphrases the first words of this passage as: “he who gathers the mammon of unrighteousness,” using the words with special reference to wealth obtained by unjust judgments. May we infer that Christ‘s adoption of that phrase Luke 16:9 had a point of contact with this proverb, through the version then popularly used in the synagogues of Palestine?Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 27 The covetous man lets none of his family have rest or enjoyment. And greediness of gain often tempts to projects that bring ruin.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. (Compare Pr 11:17). Avarice brings trouble to him and his. hateth gifts--or, "bribes" (Ex 23:8; Psa 15:5), and is not avaricious.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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