Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
New American Standard Bible
So is he who
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."
A Conservative Version
As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right. In the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
American Standard Version
As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Amplified
“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
Bible in Basic English
Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.
Darby Translation
As the partridge sitteth on eggs it hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
Julia Smith Translation
The partridge brooded and she brought not forth; to make riches and not in judgment, he shall leave them in the half of his days, and in his latter part he shall be foolish.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] be a fool."
Modern King James verseion
The quail sits on eggs and does not hatch them; in the same way he who gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the middle of his days, and in his end he shall be a fool.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The deceitful maketh a nest, but bringeth forth no young: He cometh by riches, but not righteously. In the midst of his life must he leave them behind him, and at the last be found a very fool.
NET Bible
The 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."
New Heart English Bible
As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool."
The Emphasized Bible
As a partridge gathereth eggs she did not lay, So is he that maketh riches but not with justice, - In the midst of his days, shall he leave them, And in his latter end, prove to have been base.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Youngs Literal Translation
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
Themes
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
Business life » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
Fools » Characteristics of » Dishonesty
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Get, unlawfully
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 17:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Deceitful Heart
10
I test the heart
to give to each according to his way,
according to what his actions deserve.
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.
on high
is the place of our sanctuary.
Names
Cross References
Luke 12:20
Psalm 55:23
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
Jeremiah 22:13
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
Jeremiah 22:17
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.
Proverbs 1:18-19
they attack their own lives.
Proverbs 13:11
but whoever earns it through labor
Proverbs 15:27
but the one who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 21:6
is a vanishing mist,
Proverbs 23:5
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Proverbs 28:8
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:16
is very oppressive,
but one who hates dishonest profit
prolongs his life.
Proverbs 28:20
but one in a hurry to get rich
will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:22
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.
Ecclesiastes 5:13-16
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
Isaiah 1:23-24
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Jeremiah 5:27-28
so their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
Ezekiel 22:12-13
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood.
Hosea 12:7-8
with dishonest scales in his hands.
Amos 3:10
this is the Lord’s declaration—
those who store up violence and destruction
in their citadels.
Amos 8:4-6
and do away with the poor of the land,
Micah 2:1-2
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
Micah 2:9
out of their comfortable homes,
and you take My blessing
from their children forever.
Micah 6:10-12
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
Micah 7:3
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
Habakkuk 2:6-12
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say:
how much longer?—
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.
Zephaniah 1:9
all who skip over the threshold,
who fill their master’s house
with violence and deceit.
Zechariah 5:4
I will send it out,”
Zechariah 7:9-13
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions.
Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner.
Matthew 23:13
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.
Titus 1:11
It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.
James 5:3-5
Your silver and gold are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days!
2 Peter 2:3
They will exploit
2 Peter 2:14
They have eyes full of adultery