Proverbs 21:6

A fortune gained by deceit is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

Proverbs 8:36

But whoever sins against me destroys himself; everyone who hates me loves death."

Proverbs 10:2

Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness delivers from death.

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.

Proverbs 20:14

"This is bad, bad," says whoever is buying but then he brags as he walks away after the sale.

Proverbs 22:8

Whoever sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the anger he uses for a weapon will be destroyed.

Proverbs 30:8

Keep deception and lies far away from me, and give me neither poverty nor wealth. Feed me with food that I need for today,

Jeremiah 17:11

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."

Ezekiel 18:31

Stop your transgressing the deeds by which you've rebelled and then make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, you house of Israel?

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.

Titus 1:11

They must be silenced, because they are the kind of people who ruin whole families by teaching what they should not teach in order to make money in a shameful way.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Bible References

Getting

Proverbs 10:2
Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.
Proverbs 20:14
"This is bad, bad," says whoever is buying but then he brags as he walks away after the sale.
Proverbs 22:8
Whoever sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the anger he uses for a weapon will be destroyed.
Proverbs 30:8
Keep deception and lies far away from me, and give me neither poverty nor wealth. Feed me with food that I need for today,
Jeremiah 17:11
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."
1 Timothy 6:9
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.
Titus 1:11
They must be silenced, because they are the kind of people who ruin whole families by teaching what they should not teach in order to make money in a shameful way.
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.

Seek

Proverbs 8:36
But whoever sins against me destroys himself; everyone who hates me loves death."
Ezekiel 18:31
Stop your transgressing the deeds by which you've rebelled and then make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, you house of Israel?

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