Jeremiah 17:11

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

Psalm 55:23

Proverbs 23:5

Ecclesiastes 5:13

A fool

Luke 12:20

Bible References

Sitteth, etc

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxed rich.

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;

And these lay wait for their own blood; They lurk privily for their own lives.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth bribes, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

In thee have they taken bribes to shed blood; thou hast taken interest and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

For they know not to do right, saith Jehovah, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?

Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and that ladeth himself with pledges!

And in that day I will punish all those that leap over the threshold, that fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

I will cause it to go forth, saith Jehovah of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name; and it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;

And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the sojourner from his right , and fear not me, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows houses, even while for a pretence ye make long prayers: therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.

But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.

And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

Shall leave

But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely , riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt:

A fool

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?