Proverbs 1:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The wealth you get from crime robs you of your life.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:27

Being greedy causes trouble for your family, but you protect yourself by refusing bribes.

2 Peter 2:3

They will be greedy and cheat you with smooth talk. But long ago God decided to punish them, and God doesn't sleep.

Habakkuk 2:9

You're doomed! You made your family rich at the expense of others. You even said to yourself, “I'm above the law.”

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I have seen something terribly unfair. People get rich, but it does them no good.

1 Timothy 3:3

They must not be heavy drinkers or troublemakers. Instead, they must be kind and gentle and not love money.

Job 31:39

Nor have I cheated my workers and caused them pain.

Proverbs 1:20

Wisdom shouts in the streets wherever crowds gather.

Joshua 7:21

While we were in Jericho, I saw a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred pieces of silver, and a gold bar that weighed the same as fifty pieces of gold. I wanted them for myself, so I took them. I dug a hole under my tent and hid the silver, the gold, and the robe.” Joshua told some people to run to Achan's tent, where they found the silver, the gold, and the robe.

Joshua 7:25

Joshua said, “Achan, you caused us a lot of trouble. Now the LORD is paying you back with the same kind of trouble.” The people of Israel then stoned to death Achan and his family. They made a fire and burnt the bodies, together with what Achan had stolen, and all his possessions.

Psalm 7:16

The trouble they cause comes back on them, and their heads are crushed by their own evil deeds.

Proverbs 29:24

If you take part in a crime you are your worst enemy, because even under oath you can't tell the truth.