27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.


In Context

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

26 Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

29 Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:27A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth gifts shall live.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:27He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates gifts shall live.