Proverbs 1:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

This is what happens to those who are greedy. Whatever they get destroys them.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:27

Whoever takes money to do wrong invites disaster. Refuse such gifts, and you will live.

2 Peter 2:3

These false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against these false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape God who will destroy them.

Habakkuk 2:9

“Look at you people! You get rich by cheating people, and it hurts your own family! You build your houses high on the cliffs to protect yourself from danger.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

There is a very sad thing that I have seen happen in this life. People save their money for the future.

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not drink too much, and he must not be someone who likes to fight. He must be gentle and peaceful. He must not be someone who loves money.

Job 31:39

I always paid the workers for the food I got from the land. I never let any of them starve.

Proverbs 1:20

Listen! Wisdom is shouting in the streets. She is crying out in the marketplace.

Joshua 7:21

In Jericho, I saw a beautiful coat from Babylonia, about 5 pounds of silver, and about a pound of gold. I wanted these things for myself, so I took them. You will find them buried in the ground under my tent. The silver is under the coat.”

Joshua 7:25

Then Joshua said, “You caused much trouble for us, but now the Lord will bring trouble to you.” Then all the people threw stones at Achan and his family until they died. Then the people burned them and everything he owned.

Psalm 7:16

The trouble they cause will come back on them. They plan harm for others, but they are the ones who will be hurt.

Proverbs 29:24

You are your own worst enemy if you take part in a crime. You will not be able to tell the truth even when people threaten you.