Gen 37:26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
Exo 18:21 Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Judg 5:19 “The kings came, they fought;
then fought the kings of Canaan,
at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
they got no spoils of silver.
then fought the kings of Canaan,
at Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo;
they got no spoils of silver.
1Sa 8:3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.
Job 22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right,
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
Psa 30:9 “What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?
Psa 119:36 Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to selfish gain!
and not to selfish gain!
Pro 1:19 Such are the ways of everyone who is greedy for unjust gain;
it takes away the life of its possessors.
it takes away the life of its possessors.
Pro 15:27 Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household,
but he who hates bribes will live.
but he who hates bribes will live.
Pro 28:16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
Isa 33:15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
Isa 56:11 The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
But they are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
each to his own gain, one and all.
they never have enough.
But they are shepherds who have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
each to his own gain, one and all.
Isa 57:17 Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry,
I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
Jer 6:13 “For from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Jer 8:10 Therefore I will give their wives to others
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
and their fields to conquerors,
because from the least to the greatest
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Jer 22:17 But you have eyes and heart
only for your dishonest gain,
for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”
only for your dishonest gain,
for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.”
Jer 51:13 O you who dwell by many waters,
rich in treasures,
your end has come;
the thread of your life is cut.
rich in treasures,
your end has come;
the thread of your life is cut.
Eze 22:13 “Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst.
Eze 22:27 Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.
Eze 33:31 And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
Mic 4:13 Arise and thresh,
O daughter of Zion,
for I will make your horn iron,
and I will make your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples;
and shall devote their gain to the Lord,
their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.
O daughter of Zion,
for I will make your horn iron,
and I will make your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples;
and shall devote their gain to the Lord,
their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.
Hab 2:9 “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house,
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
to set his nest on high,
to be safe from the reach of harm!
Mal 3:14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts?
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