12 Bible Verses about Unjust Gain

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

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

Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

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

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain , And he that giveth to the rich,'shall come only to want.

As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

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;

Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.