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


In Context

24 A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

25 The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.

26 An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.

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

28 The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

29 Far is Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

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.