Jeremiah 17:11

New Century Version

Like a bird hatching an egg it did not lay, so are the people who get rich by cheating. When their lives are half finished, they will lose their riches. At the end of their lives, it will be clear they were fools.

Cross References

Job 20:21

But nothing will be left for them to eat; their riches will not continue.

Psalm 49:13

This is what will happen to those who trust in themselves and to their followers who believe them.Selah

Psalm 55:23

But, God, you will bring down the wicked to the grave. Murderers and liars will live only half a lifetime. But I will trust in you.

Proverbs 13:11

Money that comes easily disappears quickly, but money that is gathered little by little will grow.

Proverbs 15:27

Greedy people bring trouble to their families, but the person who can’t be paid to do wrong will live.

Proverbs 21:6

Wealth that comes from telling lies vanishes like a mist and leads to death.

Proverbs 23:5

Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye. It can seem to grow wings and fly away like an eagle.

Proverbs 28:16

A ruler without wisdom will be cruel, but the one who refuses to take dishonest money will rule a long time.

Proverbs 28:20

A truthful person will have many blessings, but those eager to get rich will be punished.

Proverbs 28:22

Selfish people are in a hurry to get rich and do not realize they soon will be poor.

Proverbs 28:8

Some people get rich by overcharging others, but their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.

Jeremiah 22:13

“How terrible it will be for one who builds his palace by doing evil, who cheats people so he can build its upper rooms. He makes his own people work for nothing and does not pay them.

Jeremiah 22:17

“But you only look for and think about what you can get dishonestly. You are even willing to kill innocent people to get it. You feel free to hurt people and to steal from them.”

Jeremiah 6:13

“Everyone, from the least important to the greatest, is greedy for money. Even the prophets and priests all tell lies.

Jeremiah 8:10

So I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. Everyone, from the least important to the greatest, is greedy for money. Even the prophets and priests all tell lies.

Amos 3:10

“The people don’t know how to do what is right,” says the Lord. “Their strong buildings are filled with treasures they took by force from others.”

Micah 2:9

You’ve forced the women of my people from their nice houses; you’ve taken my glory from their children forever.

Micah 7:3

With both hands they are doing evil. Rulers ask for money, and judges’ decisions are bought for a price. Rich people tell what they want, and they get it.

Zephaniah 1:9

On that day I will punish those who worship Dagon, those who hurt others and tell lies in the temples of their gods.

Zechariah 5:4

The Lord All-Powerful says, ‘I will send it to the houses of thieves and to those who use my name to make false promises. The scroll will stay in that person’s house and destroy it with its wood and stones.’ ”

Malachi 3:5

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Then I will come to you and judge you. I will be quick to testify against those who take part in evil magic, adultery, and lying under oath, those who cheat workers of their pay and who cheat widows and orphans, those who are unfair to foreigners, and those who do not respect me.

Matthew 23:13

“How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You close the door for people to enter the kingdom of heaven. You yourselves don’t enter, and you stop others who are trying to enter. [

Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘Foolish man! Tonight your life will be taken from you. So who will get those things you have prepared for yourself?’

1 Timothy 6:9

Those who want to become rich bring temptation to themselves and are caught in a trap. They want many foolish and harmful things that ruin and destroy people.

Titus 1:11

These people must be stopped, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach, which they do to get rich by cheating people.

2 Peter 2:14

Every time they look at a woman they want her, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into the trap of sin, and they have taught their hearts to be greedy. God will punish them!

2 Peter 2:3

Those false teachers only want your money, so they will use you by telling you lies. Their judgment spoken against them long ago is still coming, and their ruin is certain.