12 Bible Verses about Unjust Gain
Most Relevant Verses
Such is the way of all those who seek illicit gain it takes away the lives of those who possess it.
Whoever gains wealth by charging exorbitant interest collects it for someone who is kind to the poor.
Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy will yield only loss.
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."
"How terrible for him who builds his house without righteousness, and its upper rooms without justice, who makes his neighbor work for nothing, and does not pay him his wage.
"Watch out! I'm vehemently angry about the unjust gains that you've earned, and about the blood that has been shed among you.
Look! The wages that you kept back from the workers who harvested your fields are shouting out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.
A Commander-in-Chief who is a cruel oppressor lacks understanding, but whoever hates unjust gain will live longer.
"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.
A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.
Bible Theasaurus
- Gain (180 instances)
- Unjust (69 instances)
From Thematic Bible
Business life » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
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."
"How terrible for him who builds his house without righteousness, and its upper rooms without justice, who makes his neighbor work for nothing, and does not pay him his wage.
Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy will yield only loss.
Vices » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
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."
"How terrible for him who builds his house without righteousness, and its upper rooms without justice, who makes his neighbor work for nothing, and does not pay him his wage.
Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy will yield only loss.
