Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Sitteth, etc
Shall leave
A fool
Bible References
Sitteth, etc
Jeremiah 5:27 Like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
so their houses are full of deceit.
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
Jeremiah 22:13 Woe for the one who builds his palace
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
through unrighteousness,
his upper rooms through injustice,
who makes his fellow man serve without pay
and will not give him his wages,
Proverbs 1:18 but they set an ambush to kill themselves;
they attack their own lives.
they attack their own lives.
Proverbs 13:11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.
but whoever earns it through labor
Proverbs 15:27 The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household,
but the one who hates bribes will live.
but the one who hates bribes will live.
Proverbs 21:6 Making a fortune through a lying tongue
is a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.
is a vanishing mist,
Proverbs 28:8 Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels,
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.
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.
Ezekiel 22:12
People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
Hosea 12:7 A merchant loves to extort
with dishonest scales in his hands.
with dishonest scales in his hands.
Amos 3:10 The people are incapable of doing right—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
those who store up violence and destruction
in their citadels.
this is the Lord’s declaration—
those who store up violence and destruction
in their citadels.
Amos 8:4 Hear this, you who trample on the needy
and do away with the poor of the land,
and do away with the poor of the land,
Micah 2:1 Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
and prepare evil plans
At morning light
because the power is in their hands.
Micah 6:10 Are there still the treasures of wickedness
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
and the accursed short measure
in the house of the wicked?
Micah 7:3 Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.
Habakkuk 2:6 Won’t all of these take up a taunt against him,
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say:
Woe to him who amasses what is not his—
how much longer?—
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.
with mockery and riddles about him?
They will say:
how much longer?—
and loads himself with goods taken in pledge.
Zephaniah 1:9 On that day I will punish
all who skip over the threshold,
who fill their master’s house
with violence and deceit.
all who skip over the threshold,
who fill their master’s house
with violence and deceit.
Zechariah 5:4
I will send it out,”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by My name. It will stay inside his house and destroy it along with its timbers and stones.”
Zechariah 7:9
“The Lord of Hosts says this: Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.
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. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.
Matthew 23:14 [“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You devour widows’ houses and make long prayers just for show. This is why you will receive a harsher punishment.]
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
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 you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
Shall leave
Psalm 55:23 God, You will bring them down
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
Proverbs 23:5 As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.
Ecclesiastes 5:13
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
A fool
Luke 12:20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’