Proverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
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- Exodus 23:8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Proverbs 1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
- Jeremiah 17:11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.