Proverbs 15:27
“Hee that is greedy of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth gifts, shall liue.”
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Proverbs 15:27 Context
25The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. 26The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the wordes of the pure, are pleasant words. 27Hee that is greedy of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth gifts, shall liue. 28The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the mouth of the wicked, powreth out euil things. 29The Lord is farre from the wicked: but hee heareth the prayer of the righteous.
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He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
- King James Version
He who profits illicitly troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes will live.
- New American Standard Version (1995)