Proverbs 1:19

Advice To The Young

¹⁸ but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves. ¹⁹ Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain it takes away the lives of those who possess it. ²⁰ Wisdom cries out in the street; she raises her voice in the public squares.

Greedy for Gain

Proverbs 15:27

Those who are greedy for unjust gain bring trouble into their homes, but the person who hates bribes will live.

2 Samuel 18:11-13

Joab asked the man who was reporting to him, "What! You saw him? Why didn't you kill him right then and there? I would've given you ten pieces of silver and a warrior's sash!"

2 Kings 5:20-27

After Naaman had gone only a short distance, Gehazi, the attendant to Elisha, the man of God, told himself, "Look how my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman! He declined to take from him what he brought. As the LORD lives, I'm going to run after him and get something from him."

Job 31:39

If I've consumed its produce without paying for it and snuffed out the life of its owners;

Proverbs 23:3-4

Don't crave his delicacies, because the meal is deceptive.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,

Jeremiah 22:17-19

But your eyes and heart are on nothing but your dishonest gain, shedding the blood of innocent people, and practicing oppression and extortion."

Micah 2:1-3

"Woe to those who are crafting iniquity, planning evil well into the night! When morning's light comes, they carry out their plans because they have the power to do so.

Micah 3:10-12

who are building up Zion by means of bloodshed, and Jerusalem by means of iniquity.

Habakkuk 2:9

"Woe to the one who amasses profit upon unjust profit in order to establish his household, so he can establish a secure place on the heights and escape from the power of evil.

Acts 8:19-20

and said, "Give me this power too, so that when I lay my hands on someone, he will receive the Holy Spirit."

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but instead be gentle. He must not be argumentative or love money.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.

James 5:1-4

Now listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not delayed.

2 Peter 2:14-16

With eyes full of adultery, they cannot get enough of sin. They seduce unsteady souls and have had their hearts expertly trained in greed. They are doomed to a curse.