12 Bible Verses about Unjust Gain
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So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance gathereth it for him that is gracious to the poor.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.
As the partridge sitteth on eggs it hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning;
And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee.
Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
The prince void of intelligence is also a great oppressor: he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Woe to him that getteth iniquitous gain to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the grasp of evil!
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous man.
Bible Theasaurus
- Gain (180 instances)
- Unjust (69 instances)
From Thematic Bible
Business life » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
As the partridge sitteth on eggs it hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning;
He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.
Vices » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
As the partridge sitteth on eggs it hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning;
He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, bringeth only to want.