New English Translation
Proverbs 15:27
27The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, 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 the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow. 26The Lord abhors the plans of the wicked, but pleasant words are pure. The one who is greedy for gain troubles his household, but whoever hates bribes will live. 28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. 29The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
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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 1:19Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!
- Proverbs 11:19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
- Deuteronomy 7:26You must not bring any abhorrent thing into your house and thereby become an object of divine wrath along with it. You must absolutely detest and abhor it, for it is an object of divine wrath.
- Joshua 6:18But be careful when you are setting apart the riches for the Lord. If you take any of it, you will make the Israelite camp subject to annihilation and cause a disaster.
- Joshua 7:11Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenantal commandment! They have taken some of the riches; they have stolen them and deceitfully put them among their own possessions.
- 1 Samuel 8:3But his sons did not follow his ways. Instead, they made money dishonestly, accepted bribes, and perverted justice.
- 2 Kings 5:27Therefore Naaman’s skin disease will afflict you and your descendants forever!” When Gehazi went out from his presence, his skin was as white as snow.
- Isaiah 5:8Those who accumulate houses are as good as dead, those who also accumulate landed property until there is no land left, and you are the only landowners remaining within the land.
- Jeremiah 17:11The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool.”
- Habakkuk 2:9The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
- Zechariah 5:3The speaker went on to say, “This is a curse traveling across the whole earth. For example, according to the curse whoever steals will be removed from the community; or on the other hand (according to the curse) whoever swears falsely will suffer the same fate.”
- Proverbs 28:16The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
- Proverbs 29:4A king brings stability to a land by justice, but one who exacts tribute tears it down.
- Exodus 18:21But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
- Exodus 23:8“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
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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