12 Bible Verses about Unjust Gain
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Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!
The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.
The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.
The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."
"'Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.
"'See, I strike my hands together at the dishonest profit you have made, and at the bloodshed they have done among you.
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.
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Business life » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.
"'Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.
Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.
Vices » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool."
Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.
"'Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.
Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.
