Proverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.
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- Exodus 23:8 And thou shalt take no bribe: for a bribe blindeth them that have sight, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Proverbs 1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- 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.