Proverbs 15:27
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בָּצַע
bâtsaʻ
figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
בֶּצַע
betsaʻ
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
עָכַר
ʻâkar
properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
מַתָּנָה
mattânâh
a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Key Terms in This Verse
עָכַר ʻâkar
properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict
Study H5916 →מַתָּנָה mattânâh
a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe
Study H4979 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →Cross References
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
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.
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of ...
The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
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