Jeremiah 17:11
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.
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- Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
- Proverbs 21:6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
- Jeremiah 22:17 But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.