12 Bible Verses about Unjust Gain

So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.

Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.

Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.

And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.

Woe to him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil,

A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous is the sinner's wealth.