12 Bible Verses about Unjust Gain
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So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence;
It takes away the life of its possessors.
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.
The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the pursuit of death.
He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
“As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly;
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in the end he will be a fool.”
“Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness
And his upper rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And does not give him his wages,
“Behold, then, I smite My hand at your dishonest gain which you have acquired and at the bloodshed which is among you.
Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding,
But he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
“Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house
To put his nest on high,
To be delivered from the hand of calamity!
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
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Business life » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
So is he who
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in
Is a fleeting vapor, the
And his
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And
Or who gives to the rich,
Vices » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
So is he who
In the midst of his days it will forsake him,
And in
Is a fleeting vapor, the
And his
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And
Or who gives to the rich,
